Driver in two-vehicle collision dies

RITZVILLE — A driver in a collision east of Othello on Sept. 2 has died of his injuries.

The Washington State Patrol announced on Saturday that Brandon Howes, 20, of Elgin, Oregon, died at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane following an accident at state Route 26 and Booker Road.

Howes, WSP stated, was driving a Toyota pickup north on Booker Road and failed to stop at a stop sign at SR-26. Joseph Sunde, 63, of Seattle, was driving a Chevrolet pickup east on SR-26 and struck Howes’ vehicle. Sunde was injured and taken to Othello Community Hospital, WSP stated.

No drugs or alcohol were involved in the accident, WSP stated.