A 21-year-old Tacoma woman who was hit by a car early Sunday while walking on the Yelm Highway has died.

Jessica Richards died Tuesday afternoon at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia, the Washington State Patrol reported.

She was walking in the roadway on Yelm Highway just west of Meridian Road shortly before 1:30 a.m. Sunday when an eastbound car struck her.

The 54-year-old driver remained at the scene. He was not injured.

Troopers were investigating the wreck.

A 47-year-old Olympia woman died tonight after crashing her 1998 Dodge pickup into a tree, according to the Washington State Patrol.

Troopers were called to the 5148 block of Wiggins Road about 7:15 p.m. after a passerby reported seeing a vehicle that had slammed into a tree. Krista Feaster was taken to St. Peter’s Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Feaster was heading south on Wiggins Road before she veered off the road, trooper Guy Gill said. Investigators believe a medical condition may have caused her to lose control of the truck.

A 53-year-old man shot by an Olympia police officer Friday has been identified as Bradden W. Ferber.

Thurston County Coroner Gary Warnock said today Ferber’s cause of death was a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. He also suffered a large caliber gunshot wound to the abdomen.

It’s unclear whether that injury was caused by police.

Authorities said Officer Mike Hovda shot Ferber while responding to a call about a possible drunk driver who had crashed into another vehicle and fled on foot.

After officers tracked the man and found him, police said Ferber presented a threat to the officer …

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The Olympia-Thurston County Crime Stoppers will be hosting a shred event this weekend.

The event is scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at Saint Martin’s University in Lacey, 5300 Pacific Ave. S.E.

Residents are encouraged to bring the documents that contain sensitive, personal information that they no longer need so the papers can be shredded. Residents are limited to two banker boxes or grocery bags filled with documents.

The event is free.

It is being sponsored by the Lacey Police Department, university, Allwest Moving and Storage and Access Information Management.

A Washington State Patrol trooper found more than just a driver without a seat belt on during a traffic stop Saturday afternoon in Yelm.

The State Patrol reported that a trooper had pulled over a car for a seat belt violation in Yelm at 1:11 p.m. “While approaching the vehicle the trooper noticed several steel grates and pieces of metal in the back seat and requested a Yelm officer to assist,” a news release stated.

As the trooper spoke with the driver, the Yelm officer arrived and said he took a report at 8 a.m. about 168 feet of …

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A 27-year-old Burlington man was arrested early this morning for driving the wrong way on Interstate 5 in Thurston County, according to the Washington State Patrol.

At least eight people dialed 911 about 3:45 a.m. today to report a 1996 Honda Civic that was traveling northbound in the southbound lanes. Troopers believe the man got off the freeway at Trosper Road and then got back on the freeway heading in the same direction.

The driver eventually pulled over on the inside shoulder and was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, reckless driving and reckless endangerment.

Neither he nor …

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The Washington State Patrol said its troopers responded to 4,014 incidents over a 10-day span in Pierce and Thurston counties during the snow and ice storms earlier this month.

The incidents included collisions, disabled vehicles, debris blocking the road, downed trees, medical emergencies and finding erratic drivers.

During the same time period, the State Patrol dispatchers fielded 3,985 911 calls in Pierce and Thurston counties.

A 41-year-old Olympia man died Saturday night after a one-car wreck on Libby Road Northeast in Olympia.

According to the Washington State Patrol, Douglas L. Slosson was headed southbound on Libby Road in his 1994 Chevrolet Blazer around 7:15 p.m. Saturday. The Blazer left the roadway to the right in the 5400 block of Libby Road. It struck a tree and came to rest on its top.

Slosson was not wearing a seat belt, the State Patrol said. He died at Providence St. Peter Hospital.

The cause of the crash is under investigation by the State Patrol.