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Driver killed in Clark County T-bone crash Tuesday night; four hospitalized

The woman who died was an associate principal in the Stevenson-Carson School District

HAZEL DELL, Wash. — A driver was killed in a T-bone crash near the Kings Way Christian School on Northeast 78th Street Tuesday night.

Clark County Sheriff's deputies and medical crews responded at 7:30 p.m. to the report of a two-vehicle collision in the 3600 block of Northeast 78th.  

Police said Carolyn Clark-Bennett, 54, of Washougal was hit as she pulled out of the school parking lot onto the street. 

Her Ford Flex drove directly into the path of a westbound Dodge 2500 pickup, driven by Kierstan Cormican of Battle Ground. 

Medical personnel were unable to resuscitate Clark-Bennett at the scene.

The Stevenson-Carson School District identified Clark-Bennett as the associate principal of Wind River Middle School and Stevenson High School.

Cormican was transported to an area hospital with injuries, as were three passengers in Clark-Bennett's vehicle. Their conditions were not available.

A Clark County Sheriff's Office official said that this is the third serious collision they've responded to in that area in about the last three months.

Another driver was killed in a collision with an ambulance in the same block on January 21.

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Cormican has been very cooperative with law enforcement, police said, and no charges have been filed.  

This collision is under active investigation by the CCSO Traffic Unit.

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