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Pedestrian killed in crosswalk

EPHRATA – A Soap Lake woman was deceased at the scene when she was struck by a vehicle as she was crossing Highway 28 (Basin Street) in a painted crosswalk in Ephrata Wednesday, April 21.

Larissa M. Castillo, 32, of Ephrata, was driving southbound on 1st Avenue in a Ford 350 pickup truck. While turning east onto Highway 28 (Basin Street), the vehicle Castillo was driving struck Stefania V. Medzyak, 82, of Soap Lake in the crosswalk.

Castillo was charged with failure to yield to pedestrians.

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