61-Year-Old Lucia Baeza Transported in Highway 2 Collision [Stevens Pass, WA]

Stevens Pass, WA (December 30, 2024) –  61-year-old Lucia Baeza was injured following a Highway 2 collision Friday evening.

It was around 6:45 p.m. when the traffic accident happened three miles east of Coles Corner.

Troopers said an SUV driven by Jennifer Atwood, 49, of Seattle, lost control, crossed the center line, and struck an oncoming SUV driven by Lucia Baeza.

Atwood and Baeza, along with six passengers in the two vehicles, including a 14-year-old male from Seattle and a 13 and 16-year-old female from Kirkland, were injured in the collision.

Immediately, the rescuers rushed Atwood and Baeza to Confluence Health Hospital in Wenatchee.

The six injured people were taken to Cascade Medical Center in Leavenworth

According to the investigators, Atwood lost control of her vehicle when it struck a patch of snow and spun into the oncoming traffic.

Meanwhile, the authorities are investigating this traffic accident.

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