Two people are dead after a semi-truck hit a car on Highway 17 a few miles north of Moses Lake Saturday morning. According to the State Patrol, the collision happened a little after nine a.m. at Northlake Road. Troopers report that the driver of a big rig, 31 year old Orvil Magruder of Ellensburg, was making a left hand turn onto Northlake Road when he clipped the front of a car driven by 40 year old Christian Schuermann of Moses Lake. He and his 13 year old passenger, Aschlie Schuermann of Moses Lake, died at the scene. The driver of the big rig was not hurt. The Patrol report says it's unknown if drugs or alcohol were involved. The investigation continues and charges are pending. The road was blocked for about 4 and a half hours.
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