Two killed in crashes over July 4 weekend

SPOKANE — Two people were killed in single-vehicle crashes over the July 4 weekend near Spokane.

Eugene R. Myers, 56, of Elk, was killed Friday, July 3, when the motorcycle he was riding struck a deer, the Washington State Patrol reported. And on July 4, Jasmyne M. Travis, 21, of Spokane, as killed when her car went off an overpass.

Myers was northbound on his 2007 Harley Davidson on U.S. Highway 2 at Milepost 307, 15 miles north of the city, when a deer entered the roadway, the patrol said. Myers struck the deer, and veered to the left of the roadway onto the southbound shoulder.

Myers was ej...