Tri-Cities woman dies in Saturday crash of classic car in west Pasco

A Kennewick woman driving a 1930s car coming from a car show died Saturday evening in a crash in Pasco.

The crash was reported about 7:15 p.m. at Court Street and Road 88, two blocks north of the Chiawana Park boat ramp.

Shirley Nelson, 63, of Kennewick, died at the crash site, said Franklin County Coroner Curtis McGary.

She was driving the 1930s car west on Court Street and police believe she had just left a car show on Court Street, said Pasco Sgt. Rigo Pruneda.

The car was owned by a passenger in the car, also in his 60s, whose name was not immediately available. He was seriously injured.

The car was hit by a sedan and rolled. Both Nelson and her passenger were thrown from the car.

The sedan was being driven south on Road 88, through the intersection, which has a stop sign for Road 88.

The driver, a woman in her 20s, was not intoxicated and it is not yet know if she stopped at the intersection before entering it, Pruneda said. Her boyfriend, also in his 20s, was a passenger.

They had injuries that were not life threatening, according to initial reports. Their names were not immediately available on the holiday weekend.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

This story was originally published September 5, 2021 at 11:59 AM.