Local

Mason County man dies after being hit by car while walking in lane of highway Friday

A Belfair man was struck and killed by a car while walking in the eastbound lane of State Road 300 early Friday morning.
A Belfair man was struck and killed by a car while walking in the eastbound lane of State Road 300 early Friday morning. Courtesy of Washington State Patrol

A Belfair man was struck and killed by a car while walking in the eastbound lane of State Road 300 southwest of Belfair early Friday morning.

According to a news release from Washington State Patrol, a Belfair man was driving east on the road at around 5 a.m. March 17. He attempted to avoid the man walking in the road but struck him just west of Sandhill Road.

The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene by a WSP sergeant and the Mason County Fire Chaplain.

Alcohol was not involved, according to the WSP news release, and no charges were filed against the driver. The road was blocked for nearly three and a half hours.

Profile Image of Ty Vinson
Ty Vinson
The Olympian
360-357-0201
Ty Vinson covers the City of Olympia and keeps tabs on Tumwater and other communities in Thurston County. He joined The Olympian in 2021. Before that, he earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism at Indiana University. In college, he worked as an intern at the Northwest Indiana Times, the Oregonian and the Arizona Republic as a Pulliam Fellow. Support my work with a digital subscription
Get unlimited digital access
#ReadLocal

Try 1 month for $1

CLAIM OFFER