North Bend man dies in highway crash after Jeep strikes tree

Published 1:50 pm Monday, May 14, 2012

A 52-year-old North Bend man was killed late Friday, May 11, when his Jeep Cherokee struck a tree to the side of Interstate-90.

According to the Washington State Patrol, the man was alone in the vehicle, driving westbound on I-90, just west of Highway 202, (Exit 31) at 11:30 p.m., when the vehicle left the road and struck a tree. He died at the scene, and the Jeep was totaled.

Road conditions were dry, said Trooper Julie Startup, spokesperson for the WSP.

“It was a driver-causing collision,” she said. “Alcohol may be a factor in the collision, but we would not know more until the medical examiner gives the final analysis.”