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Kittitas (pronounced 'KITT-i-tass') County is located in central Washington State. It spans from the lush forested Cascade Mountains to the upper Yakima River Valley plains and the Columbia River.
Kittitas County, WA - 08/16/2017 - Tuesday at about 2:20 PM, KCSO and KCFD #7 and Upper County ALS medic units, were dispatched to the report of a head-on collision on Bullfrog Rd between the Suncadia entrance round-a-bout and Sportland Mini Mart.
A pickup traveling northbound on Bullfrog Rd, driven by Ronald L. Wisner, 47, of Bellevue veered into the oncoming lane and struck a dump truck head-on that was traveling southbound. The dump truck was driven by Jeffery Moon, 42, of Monitor, WA. Fire and EMS had to use extrication equipment to cut Wisner out of the pickup, as he was entrapped. Wisner was airlifted to Harborview with numerous traumatic injuries by Airlift NW. Moon was taken to KVH by personal vehicle to be checked out for leg injuries that he sustained. WSP responded with a collision technician and a Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Officer to assist with processing the scene. There were no other occupants in either vehicle. The cause of the pickup veering into the oncoming lane is under investigation.
Kittitas County, from the Cascades to the Columbia, and online at http://www.co.kittitas.wa.us
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Contact: Sheriff Gene Dana 509-962-7615 gene.dana@co.Kittitas.wa.us