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Trial date set for April 9
Jade Ellsworth, 30, of Palouse, faces vehicular homicide charges relating to the deaths of three local men.
HARRINGTON - A Palouse woman charged with vehicular homicide in the deaths of three Davenport men appeared in Lincoln County Superior Court on Tuesday, Feb. 11, where the court ordered assessments and proposed a trial date of April 9. A readiness hearing is scheduled for March 18, and a waiver of a speedy trial was completed.
Jade A. Ellsworth, 30, of Palouse, is facing one count of vehicular homicide in connection with the Friday, June 7, 2024, crash that killed Alan Kysar, 26, Braedon Efraimson, 26, and Blake Wilson, 24.
All three men were graduates of Davenport High School, with Efraimson graduating in 2016, Kysar in 2017, and Wilson in 2018, according to newspaper archives and school district administration.
Ellsworth, who is not currently in custody, has been ordered to appear in court before Judge Jeffrey S. Barkdull at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8.
Court records indicate that Ellsworth did not have a valid driver's license at the time of the crash.
The collision occurred at approximately 8:30 p.m. at the intersection of Harrington-Tokio Road and Mohler Road.
According to court documents, Ellsworth was traveling westbound in a 2007 Honda Pilot on Mohler Road when she failed to stop at a stop sign and collided with a 2002 Honda Civic carrying Kysar, Efraimson, and Wilson.
Ellsworth told responding deputies she had been driving about 65 mph and did not see the stop sign or the intersecting Harrington-Tokio Road because the sun was in her eyes.
The posted speed limit on Mohler Road is 50 mph.
During the investigation, Ellsworth stated she was following a GPS route to Lake Chelan at the time of the crash.
Authorities determined that neither drugs nor alcohol were factors in the incident. Records indicate that all three victims, as well as Ellsworth, were wearing seat belts.
Olivia Harnack is the award-winning managing editor/photographer/videographer/columnist at the Lincoln County Record-Times, with offices in both Davenport and Odessa, Wash. She is a University of Idaho graduate and a U.S. Army National Guardsman.
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