Updated at 6:06 p.m.
By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
One person is dead and another seriously injured following a single-vehicle crash on state Route 508 near Cinebar.
Firefighters called just after 10 o’clock this morning found a pickup truck in the ditch with significant front end damage, according to Lewis County Fire District 3 Chief Doug Fosburg.
“The driver was the fatality, the passenger was airlifted to Harborview,” Fosburg said.
Fosburg said it was about two miles east of Justus Road. The state Department of Transportation reported the collision was at milepost 20.9 near Studhalter Road.
The Washington State Patrol is investigating. The eastbound lane was blocked until almost 1:30 p.m.
The state patrol this afternoon reports that Daniel D. Steig, 73, of Morton, was headed eastbound when his Dodge Ram pickup drifted off the shoulder into the ditch and struck the embankment.
Steig was deceased at the scene. His passenger Lloyd L. Wakeman, 35, from Centralia, was injured.
Wakeman had been wearing a seatbelt, but Steig was not, according to the state patrol.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter
We all are very sorry for his loss. He had lived across from Carolyn Phillips (landlord) for several years. The news of his death truly affected many of his fellow neighbors. Our heartfelt condolences go out to his immediate family. T_T. RIP DAN.
Good guess, Jim. Yeah, this is Danny, our uncle. Thank you Janis and all for your thoughts.
Sorry for the loss of your Uncle. Prayers for all involved in this accident
Hwy 508 is the death highway. Very dangerous road. The three Onalaska teenagers died on that highway last year and it claims lives every year. No shoulders with deep ditches in many areas. If you “drift” to the right you will get sucked into the ditch and roll.
To James Steig:
I am sorry about your uncle. I witnessed the crash as it happened and I was on the phone with 9-1-1 within a minute of it happening so help was on its way immediately. I am sorry it wasn’t fast enough.
Read and find out about it online*
Sorry you had to read and industrial out about it online sorry for your loss 🙁
I am guessing this is the wreck that my uncle was killed in today.