KENNEWICK -- Two families devastated by separate fatal crashes on March 1 are suing the drivers believed responsible for the deaths.

Jhoser Sanchez and Antonio Aguirre were hit and killed within a half hour of each other in collisions suspected to be caused by impaired drivers.

Their families each turned to the Kennewick branch of Tamaki Law to file wrongful death lawsuits in Benton County.

Sanchez's family is suing off-duty Washington State Patrol Trooper Sarah Clasen, and Aguirre's family has filed suit against Matthew D. Mason, an operations manager.