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Young Tri-Cities woman dies in I-82 rollover crash

The young woman who died in a crash on Interstate 82 near Grandview has been identified by the Washington State Patrol.

Chelsea A. Gardner, 26, of Pasco died before she could be taken to a hospital about 6:30 p.m. Thursday, according to the WSP.

They did not release her identity until late Friday night after her family had been notified.

She was driving east about 40 miles from the Tri-Cities when she lost control of her 1995 Honda Accord and rolled it one mile west of Grandview city limits.

She was not wearing a seatbelt, according to WSP reports.

The crash remains under investigation.

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