Friday morning July 8th, 2022 a Copalis Woman was killed in a rollover collision on State Route 109 at milepost 5.5.

The collision according to the Washington State Patrol occurred at 9:42 in the morning when the Copalis woman (name withheld by GHS, letting family be notified first) was driving a 2003 Honda Pilot traveling northbound on State Route 109.  She left the roadway to the right, rolled several times, and was ejected from the vehicle.  The vehicle came to rest in the ditch off the roadway.  

The cause of the collision is still under investigation, the driver was not wearing a seatbelt.  

The roadway was fully blocked for the investigation and incident for 4 hours with detours in place. 

A 44-year-old Pe Ell man was killed in a traffic collision Saturday evening after a teen driver swerved to avoid a deer colliding with his vehicle as a result. 

The Washington State Patrol says that the incident occurred on June 26th at 11:23 PM on State Route 6 in the 6000 block in Lewis County.  

The teen driver, 17 years old a Raymond resident was traveling on SR 6 going westbound driving a 2018 Hyundai Elantra.  A deer in the roadway caused the teen to swerve into the eastbound lanes where he then struck a 1988 Volkswagen driven by a 44-year-old Pe Ell man.  The 44-year-old was deceased at the scene, a passenger a 50-year-old Pe Ell woman was transported to Providence for her injuries.

Sadly, the motorcycle collisions continue this week with similar stories, speed and unsafe lane changes.  The Washington State Patrol says that a 33-year-old Tenino man was killed in such collision Friday night, June 24th just after 10:30 PM.

The collision occurred on northbound US 101 just prior to the Mud Bay RD exit, The motorcyclist on a Honda FXST CR was in lane 2 (fast lane) approaching a gold 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe driven by a 59-year-old Ocean Shores man.  The motorcyclist attempted to pass the Tahoe on the right side and struck the Tahoe leaving the roadway to the right. The motorcycle came to rest in the ditch. 

The Tenino man was airlifted to Harborview, Seattle for his injuries.

The right lane was blocked for two hours and fifty-nine minutes.