KNDO/KNDU Tri-Cities, Yakima, WA | Two-year-old boy killed in car accident
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NEAR WAPATO--A fatal accident on Interstate 82 near Wapato claims the life of a two-year-old Richland boy.
It happened near the eastbound Wapato exit shortly before 4:00 p.m. Sunday.
Washington State Troopers say the driver was swerving, then left the road, rammed a tree and then rolled completely, ending up on its wheels.
Two-year old Rafael Ulrich appeared to have been safely strapped into a Department of Transportation-approved car seat.
But, it wasn't enough.
"It looks like when the vehicle rolled, it really crushed down that side of the roof," Sgt. Devyn Derrick, Washington State Patrol, said. "So the child was [apparently] killed on impact."
Another young child was in the car. He was not injured.
A male was taken to Regional Hospital with what Derrick called significant injuries.
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