Olympia, WA : Driver on Rich Road dies in head-on collision with a Ford F150 on Thurston September 1 2016

A 31-year-old man has died after a two-car, head-on collision Wednesday evening on Rich Road in Thurston County.

The crash occurred at 6:05 p.m. in the 9300 block of Rich Road near Crete Street, about four miles east of the Olympia Regional Airport. The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office reports that a white Ford F150 was traveling north on Rich Road while a blue Ford Ranger had just made a sharp 90-degree turn onto southbound Rich Road.

The Ranger apparently crossed the double center line and hit the F150 head-on. The male driver of the Ranger was not wearing a seat belt and was trapped in the vehicle. Fire and rescue workers had to extricate the driver, who was then transported to the airport so that he could be airlifted to a hospital.

The driver went into cardiac arrest and died at the airport, according to the sheriff’s office. Coroner Gary Warnock said he is unsure where the driver lived, but he has family in Alaska and Pierce County. His identity will not be released until his family has been notified.


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Driver on Rich Road dies in head-on collision with a Ford F150