Elderly Man Dies In Grant County Semi-Truck Collision
An elderly man is dead following a two-vehicle accident in Grant County on Thursday afternoon.
The Washington State Patrol says it happened at around 2:30 p.m. just off Interstate-90 at the intersection of the ramp at Exit 182 and Road O Northeast about three miles east of Moses Lake when a semi-truck driven by 62-year-old Jose Martinez struck a sedan driven by 77-year-old Joseph Rammell of Newport.
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Rammell suffered traumatic injuries in the collision and was pronounced deceased at the scene, while Martinez was uninjured.
Troopers say Rammell caused the wreck by running a stop sign, and it's still unknown if impairment was a factor in the accident, as toxicology reports on Rammell are still pending.
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