![Woman Killed In Crash Near Vantage Bridge](http://townsquare.media/site/1134/files/2023/12/attachment-SR26243Crash.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Woman Killed In Crash Near Vantage Bridge
An Auburn woman is dead after a two-vehicle collision in Grant County on Friday night.
The Washington State Patrol reports the crash occurred at the intersection of State Routes 26 and 243 at around 7:15 p.m., when a car driven by 79-year-old Judy Coluccio crossed the centerline and was struck by an eastbound semi-truck.
Coluccio was pronounced deceased at the scene while the driver of the semi, 40-year-old Jose Avitta-Sillas of Pasco, was not injured.
Trooper Jeremy Weber says the cause of the accident is still under investigation.
"It could've been distracted driving or a medical issue or it might have been weather or a number of other different things. At this point we just don't know and the cause if likely going to be determined at a later date."
The incident blocked traffic on both highways for several hours while crews cleared the wreckage and investigators worked the scene.
![610 KONA logo](https://townsquare.media/site/1130/files/2022/04/attachment-900.jpg?w=100)
More From 610 KONA
![Stay Out of Speed Traps: Radar Detectors – Allowed or Not in WA, ORE, and CA](http://townsquare.media/site/133/files/2023/12/attachment-carbongallery-id6411e65744319572de7a11d5-2023-12-07T095542.472.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Richland High Set to Host The Bomber Classic Boys Basketball Jamboree](http://townsquare.media/site/1130/files/2021/03/basketball.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Seattle’s One Of The Top 20 Cities For Adulterers](http://townsquare.media/site/137/files/2023/12/attachment-Cheating-Seattle.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![This Washington Metro Area Is #1 In US For Porch Pirates](http://townsquare.media/site/137/files/2023/12/attachment-porch-pirate.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Pasco’s Winterfest Celebration Underway](http://townsquare.media/site/1130/files/2023/12/attachment-winterfest.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![These Popular Christmas Lights Are 100% OK in WA](http://townsquare.media/site/133/files/2023/12/attachment-100-percent.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![One Tri-Cities Grocer To Survive Kroger/Albertson’s Sale](http://townsquare.media/site/1130/files/2023/12/attachment-kroALFM-FEATURE.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![When Washington State Stunned the Holidays by Banning Christmas Decorations](http://townsquare.media/site/133/files/2023/12/attachment-carbongallery-id6411e65744319572de7a11d5-2023-12-06T113657.764.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Have you Seen This Man in the Tri-Cities? If So, Contact the Police (12/6/23)](http://townsquare.media/site/1130/files/2023/12/attachment-405302481_758046723034242_1908577088371579107_n.jpg?w=980&q=75)