Five hurt in crash

OTHELLO – Five people were hospitalized late Saturday night, Nov. 25, after the vehicle in which they were riding overturned in icy conditions about four miles west of the city on state Highway 26.

The Washington State Patrol identified the injured as Benqi Zhang, 21, Xian Gao, 21, Zherong Qian, 21, Fei Teng, 21, and Yiquin Wang, 22, all of Moscow, Idaho.

Zhang, who was driving, was transported to a local hospital for treatment of crash-related injuries, as were passengers Gao and Qian, the patrol reported. Teng and Wang were both transported to a Tri-Cities area hospital.

None of the vehicle’...