State Patrol identifies crash victims


June 25, 2008 · Updated 6:08 PM 

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The Washington State Patrol has identified the two teens killed in a tragic auto accident in Langley Monday afternoon.

Jayson M. Jelinek, 18, of Freeland and Kelly M. Frantz, 17, of Freeland died after the 1985 Honda Accord Jelinek was driving left the roadway and struck a tree on Third Street in Langley.

The other passengers — Miles L. Sanstad, 17 and Micah Q. Petrich, 17, of Freeland — were injured and were taken to area hospitals. Sanstad was taken to Whidbey General Hospital in Coupeville by an aid unit after the accident; Petrich was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

According to the State Patrol, Jelinek was driving west on Third Street when he lost control and hit a tree about 3:30 p.m. Monday. Jelinek and Frantz died at the scene of the accident.

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