1. Columbus man killed in crash in Tacoma
2. Lewis-McChord soldier killed in Tacoma crash.
Accident – Death – Obituary News :
A devastating two-vehicle collision in Tacoma, Washington, claimed the lives of a Columbus man and a soldier from Lewis-McChord in the early hours of Sunday morning. The incident occurred on State Route 512 near Canyon Road East on June 2, resulting in the tragic deaths of 29-year-old Tommy Fairbairn, a Columbus native, and 22-year-old Wendell Cerio from Arizona.
According to reports, Fairbairn was driving westbound with two other passengers when their vehicle was struck head-on by a wrong-way driver, identified as 23-year-old Candy Soita. Fairbairn and Cerio, both stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, succumbed to their injuries at the scene of the crash. The third passenger was admitted to the hospital but has since been released.
Authorities have confirmed that the suspect driver, Soita, is in custody facing two counts of DUI vehicular homicide. Shockingly, she had a 19-month-old child in the vehicle with her at the time of the collision.
(Source: Family of Tommy Fairbairn)
Tommy Fairbairn, a proud Shaw High School graduate of the class of 2013, was a beloved member of the Columbus community. His untimely death has sent shockwaves through his hometown and beyond, as friends and family mourn the loss of a bright young man taken too soon.
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Columbus man Lewis-McChord soldier killed crash Tacoma Washington
Soldier killed crash Tacoma Washington Columbus man Lewis-McChord.
