Updated at 10 a.m.
By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
CHEHALIS – A pedestrian was struck and killed on U.S. Highway 12 about two miles west of Mossyrock overnight.
Troopers called about 1:11 a.m. to the scene near Wilson Road were told he was standing in the roadway wearing dark clothing, according to the Washington State Patrol.
The three occupants of the eastbound Ford Focus from Eatonville were unhurt, according to the state patrol.
The pedestrian is identified as 27-year-old Colton M. Lindberg of Toledo.
No charges are expected. It’s unknown if alcohol or drugs were involved, according to the patrol.
The death is the fourth of a pedestrian on a highway in Lewis County since September. Each collision occurred after dark and each victim was a male.
Jordan N. Alvarez Hill, 19, of Toledo, died at the scene after he was hit by a sport utility vehicle on state Route 508 just east of Guerrier Road the evening of Nov. 25.
Brandon C. Ditmeyer, 38, of Peoria, Arizona, was killed when he was struck by a Toyota pickup truck on state Route 508 just east of Interstate 5 the night of Oct. 9.
Richard E. Graham, 45, of Silver Creek, was fatally struck by a hit and run driver on U.S. Highway 12 near Gershick Road on Sept. 24.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter
With all the bars and cocktail lounges and clubs like the moose lodges and their customers staggering and blowing surely over point Point 8 limit, It is rather amazing Lewis county jail has one booking for DUI arrest in the past 24 hrs. What does that tell you