
A man and a woman were killed when their tractor-trailer ran off of a bridge and into the river below in Wenatchee, Washington last week. Washington State Police identified the driver of the big rig as 48-year-old Kathleen Walker of Olympia, Washington and the passenger of the big rig as 60-year-old Peter Wooley of Olympia, Washington.
The couple was carrying a load of apples at the time of the WA truck accident, which took place on Highway 97 in Washington State on the Beebe Bridge. Washington State officials say the bridge may be closed for weeks as repairs are made - the bridge is sagging about four inches due to the accident, which damaged two of the bridge's beams.
The Washington truck crash occurred on Monday at about 5 p.m. when the driver of the 18-wheeler crashed into a support beam on the bridge. While the cab detached from the trailer and plunged into the river below, the trailer broke to pieces on the bridge, scattering apples across the roadway. The two bodies were recovered in the Columbia River below the Washington bridge by dive teams. Some believe another vehicle may have been involved in the Wenatchee truck accident, and drive crews continue to look for the wreckage of another car or truck as well as other bodies.
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is set to inspect the bridge for structural damages this week to determine what work needs to be done.
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