5-20-2019
FERNDALE, Wash. — A young woman killed in a motorcycle crash in Whatcom County is being mourned by the Lummi Nation and the Ferndale School District.
The district says 20-year-old Penny Jefferson was a member of the Lummi Nation and a 2016 Ferndale High School graduate.
She was hired this school year as a Native American Student Advisor and worked with students at Ferndale High School and Skyline Elementary.
The schools have support staff on hand.
The State Patrol says Jefferson was killed Sunday when she lost control of her motorcycle on Mosquito Lake Road and hit a power pole.
5-20-2019
DEMING, Wash. — A young Bellingham woman is dead after crashing her motorcycle on Sunday.
The State Patrol says 20-year-old Penny R. Jefferson was riding in the 4500 block of Mosquito Lake Road east of Deming when she went off the road at a turn and hit a power pole.
Troopers believe Jefferson was speeding when she crashed sometime around noon, but don’t know if drugs or alcohol were involved.