Three people killed in Puyallup car crash Saturday identified by the medical examiner
The identities of three people killed in a car crash Saturday in Puyallup have been released by the medical examiner.
The Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office reported that Sandra Wamba of Tacoma, 24; Jesse Mosich of Gig Harbor, 24; and Markeis Dabney of Vancouver, 27, each died from blunt-force injuries.
Puyallup police spokesperson Jason Visnaw said the car they were in hit at least one tree and flipped on its side onto a yard near the 300 block of 19th Avenue Southeast at about 5 a.m. A Puyallup resident called 911 to report the collision and that the car had caught fire in their yard. Emergency crews from Central Pierce Fire & Rescue arrived to extinguish the fire and remove the victims.
The Police Department stated on Twitter that the Metro Cities Major Collision Response Team has taken over the investigation.
This story was originally published March 23, 2023 at 2:54 PM.
