Olympia man killed Friday morning in crash on northbound I-5 has been identified
A 29-year-old Olympia man who was killed while riding his motorcycle on northbound I-5 Friday morning has been identified.
Royal T. Macias died at the scene about 10:30 a.m. Friday. The Thurston County Coroner’s Office notified the man’s family, according to a State Patrol news release about the crash.
Troopers say Macias and a semi-trailer were headed north on I-5 near Maytown, south of Tumwater, when Macias crossed the gore point — the area between a freeway ramp and the freeway itself — and struck the semi-trailer. Both vehicles came to rest north of Maytown Road on the right shoulder of the freeway.
The semi-trailer driver, a 37-year-old British Columbia man, was not hurt.
Three lanes of northbound I-5, and the Maytown Road freeway ramp, were closed for nearly four hours.
The wreck is under investigation.
This story was originally published November 1, 2020 at 9:23 AM.
