Prosser man killed after veering into oncoming car driven by man who was drunk, say police

A Prosser man died Friday after Washington State Patrol troopers say his car crossed the centerline on a rural highway, hitting a car driven by a man suspected of being drunk.

Santiago Acosta Navarrate, 35, was heading north on Highway 221 just before 5:45 p.m., according to the WSP. He was about 2 miles south of Prosser on the two-lane highway when he crossed into the southbound lane.

His Honda Civic slammed into a Subaru Legacy driven by Ronald C. Jones, 43, of Horsehoe Bend, Idaho. Then, Jones left the scene of the crash, said investigators.

Officers caught up to him a short time after and found he was drunk, said the WSP.

Acosta Navarrate, who was wearing a seat belt, died at the scene.

Jones was arrested on suspicion of felony hit-and-run and will be cited for DUI, the state patrol said. He is being held without bail in the Benton County jail.

This story was originally published March 21, 2020 at 10:22 AM.