Pullman woman dies in crash east of Albion

ALBION, Wash. - A two-car collision Sunday claimed the life of a Pullman resident, according to a Whitman County Sheriff's Office press release.

At 8 p.m. Sunday, deputies responded to an accident on the Pullman-Albion Road, four miles east of Albion.

Lorraine S. Lehmitz, 78, of Pullman, died when the vehicle she was traveling in, a 1995 Oldsmobile, allegedly crossed over the center line and collided with another vehicle. Her husband, Harvey E. Lehmitz Sr., 84, was driving the Oldsmobile at the time of the accident and was taken to Pullman Regional Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition as of Monday afternoon.

The second vehicle, a 2006 Ford Explorer, was driven by Thomas A. Marsland II, 23. Marsland was taken to Pullman Regional Hospital, where he was treated and released.

The accident is under investigation by the Whitman County Sheriff's Office.