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The Grant County Sheriff’s Office said Shockey is originally from Ephrata.
The driver of the vehicle, Augustine J. Avalos, 44, of Zillah, is in the Grant County Jail on suspicion of vehicular homicide.
An Ephrata police officer was responding to a suspicious person report in the 1200 block of Sunset Street S.E. about 2:30 a.m. when he reportedly saw the person jump into a vehicle, which then sped away to Dodson Road North.
With pursuing officers still well behind, Avalos reportedly lost control of the vehicle near the intersection of Road 12.8.
Another passenger in the vehicle, Bradley P. Santoyo, 25, of Grandview, was not injured.
One Killed in Grant County Rollover Crash [VIDEO]
One person is deceased after an early morning crash in Grant County. The series of events unfolded at approximately 2:30 am as a suspicious suspect was located in Ephrata. The suspect then took police on a high-speed chase before losing control of the vehicle. The vehicle rolled off the roadway and crashed in a yard. A crash team is continuing its investigation.
Officer Kyle Foreman with the Grant County Sheriff s Department describes the situation as law enforcement became involved.
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At about 2:30 Tuesday morning, an officer was notified of suspicious activity in Ephrata. Upon investigation, the officer did locate a suspicious person who then fled in a vehicle.
Mar. 9—EPHRATA — A section of Dodson Road, just south of the Ephrata city limits, was closed for much of Tuesday morning after a police chase led to a woman's death in a collision. According to Grant County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Kyle Foreman, at around 2 a.m., Ephrata Police responded to a report of a suspicious person in the 1200 block of Sunset Street Southeast. Upon noticing the .
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March 9, 2021 5:56 AM Olivia Roberts
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GRANT CO., Wash. A woman was killed during a police pursuit south of Ephrata Tuesday morning.
Around 2:30 a.m., an Ephrata police officer responded to a report of a suspicious person in the Swanson Addition neighborhood in Ephrata.
When the officer arrived, the suspect got into a car and drove off quickly, according to the Kyle Foreman with the Grant County Sheriff’s Office.
The suspect drove south on Dodson Road while police tried to catch up. At one point, the driver lost control and the car rolled into a yard.
Foreman said a woman died at the scene. Two men nearby were questioned by police.