By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
CHEHALIS – An 86-year-old Yakima driver died at the scene of a single-vehicle collision on U.S. Highway 12 just west of Packwood early this morning.
Troopers called about 12:35 a.m. determined the Dodge Durango sport utility vehicle had been westbound and crossed the centerline, leaving the roadway and entering a ditch before striking a tree.
Kenneth L. Whitmire, from Yakima, had been wearing a seatbelt but was deceased, according to the Washington State Patrol.
The Durango was totaled. It was impounded and the wreck is under investigation, according to the state patrol.
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