Olympia man who died after Pierce County wreck Friday night has been identified
An Olympia man who died following a three-vehicle wreck in south Pierce County Friday night has been identified, according to Washington State Patrol.
Trinidad H. Ruiz, 77, died at Tacoma General Hospital. The two other drivers, a 27-year-old man from Graham and a 31-year-old man from Roy, were not injured, according to State Patrol.
About 8:25 p.m. Friday, the Olympia man was headed west on state Route 702 between Clear Lake and McKenna. Meanwhile, the Graham man and the Roy man were headed east on the same road.
Troopers say the Roy man slowed to turn left onto Eighth Avenue Court East. As he slowed, the Graham man entered the westbound lanes and crashed into the Roy man’s car and the Ruiz vehicle.
Unsafe passing caused the crash, troopers say.
The road was blocked for nearly two hours, according to State Patrol.
This story was originally published August 21, 2022 at 12:58 PM.
