Fatal crash on U.S. 101

A Shelton woman died in a single-car crash on U.S. Highway 101 early Tuesday morning just south of the Jefferson County border.

According to a news release from Washington State Patrol, Cindy M. Edwards, 53, was driving north on U.S. 101 and lost control. The car crossed the center line and left the road, striking an embankment and rolled, coming to rest upside down. Edwards was pronounced dead at the scene.

The report states drugs or alcohol might have been involved in the crash.

WSP spokesperson Katherine Weatherwax texted the Journal, “Someone who called in said they smelled alcohol but we do not know the reason.”

The next of kin was notified by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office.

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Matt Baide, Reporter

Shelton-Mason County Journal & Belfair Herald
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