Keith Goings Suspected of DUI in Fatal Head-On Crash on Highway 82 [Sunnyside, WA]

Keith Goings Detained in Sunnyside Wrong-Way Crash, 2 Children Killed

 
SUNNYSIDE, WA (March 8, 2023) – Police suspected 20-year-old Keith Goings of DUI after a fatal crash on Highway 82 on February 28.
 
According to the Washington State Patrol, the collision happened near Sunnyside Avenue around 7:30 PM.
 
Based on a report, Goings was driving west in the eastbound lanes of the freeway at the time of the crash. Due to wrong-way driving, he crashed head-on into another car.
 
As a result, a 6-year-old boy and an 8-year-old girl in the second car died at the scene.
 
Goings and the driver of the Nissan, 23-year-old Maurilio D. Trejo of Grandview, and a 5-year-old girl who was riding in the Nissan were taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, where their condition was not immediately known.
 
A GoFundMe has been created for the family of the two children.
 
The relatives of the driver of the second car also set up a GoFundMe to cover his medical bills and recovery expenses.
 
WSP believed drugs or alcohol to be a factor in the crash. In addition, officers reported that charges were pending against Going.

We send our sincere condolences to the family and loved ones of the victims.

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