Pedestrian killed on I-90 in Moses Lake area
CALEB PEREZ | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 7 months, 2 weeks AGO
The Washington State Patrol is investigating a fatality involving a pedestrian and a vehicle that occurred on I-90.
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MOSES LAKE – The Washington State Patrol is investigating a fatality that occurred Sunday afternoon, which was a one-car vs pedestrian collision on 1-90 near exit 175 at Lakeshore Drive heading eastbound, said Trooper Ryan Michael, a public information officer for the Washington State Patrol’s sixth district, which includes Moses Lake.
“Traffic is being diverted to the exit and slowly moving,” said Michael.
According to a press release later issued by WSP, a gray Subaru Forester was driving along the interstate when it struck an unidentified pedestrian at milepost 176. Neither the driver nor passenger, both from Everett, Washington, was injured in the accident, though there was damage reported to the vehicle.
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