OROVILLE, WA : Fatal crash in Oroville off of SR-97 on Friday, 4th November 2022

Washington State Patrol (WSP) responded to a fatal crash just off State Route 97 on Friday afternoon that blocked C Holmes Rd. for nearly three hours.

Trooper Weber, the WSP District 6 public information officer, shared only one car was involved and appeared to have driven off the roadway and into a ditch.

In an official release, WSP stated 34-year-old Joseph Davis from Oroville had been driving south on SR-97. Near milepost 328, he left the roadway, striking the embankment and stopping on C Holmes Rd.

Davis was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash and was pronounced dead at the scene.

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