2 die in pickup crash on beach near Westport

Two people died late Tuesday in a crash on a beach south of Westport.

The cause of the crash, which was reported at 10:01 p.m., is under investigation.

According to a press memo from the Washington State Patrol:

Driver Justin M. Neidiffer, 41, of Petersburg, Alaska, and passenger Patricia L. Loney, 32, of Westport died in the crash. They were in a black 2000 Ford F-350 pickup headed north on the beach, just north of the Bonge Avenue approach and south of Twin Harbors State Park, when the pickup struck a hole, went airborne and rolled.

Loney was wearing a seatbelt; Neidiffer was not.

Lisa Pemberton

This story was originally published January 17, 2018 at 9:14 AM with the headline "2 die in pickup crash on beach near Westport."