ROYAL CITY – An elderly Royal City woman is dead after a two-car crash on Thursday. Washington State Troopers say 71-year-old Kathryn Kannely apparently lost control of her vehicle on SR 26 east of Royal City, and skidded into the opposite lane of traffic, hitting another vehicle, driven by 23-year-old Casandra Espinoza Mendoza. Kannely died at the scene and Mendoza was hurt and transported to a hospital for treatment. Troopers say speeding was a contributing factor in the fatal wreck.
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