Tenino teen struck and killed by vehicle on Littlerock Road Wednesday
Deputies are investigating a collision that killed a Tenino teen on Littlerock Road Southwest between 113th Avenue and 93rd Avenue Wednesday afternoon.
A vehicle reportedly struck and killed the 18-year-old employee of a private company who was cleaning up an oil spill in a coned-off area around noon, according to a Facebook post by the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies arrived within minutes but the victim died a the scene, Sgt. Cameron Simper said.
The coroners’ office on Thursday confirmed the employee was Garrett Miller. The official cause of death is still pending an autopsy.
The driver, a 74-year-old man, remained on scene, Simper said. He said the driver was not impaired and the incident appears to have been an accident.
As part of the investigation, the sheriff’s office is asking citizens to submit any dash-cam footage that may have recorded the employee or the coned-off area before the collision occurred.
Thurston Public Works closed the road for about 4 hours Wednesday while an investigation was underway.
Anyone with more information about this incident can contact non-emergency dispatch at 360-704-2740.
This story was originally published December 2, 2020 at 4:29 PM.
