Man dies in crash near Napavine
A Lewis County man was killed in a single-car crash on Christmas Eve near Napavine.
According to a Washington State Patrol news release, Thomas Lininger, 43, of Chehalis, was a passenger in a 1993 Honda Accord that was westbound on state Route 508. The car went off the roadway near milepost 3 and struck a tree.
The driver, a 51-year-old Centralia woman, was injured and taken to Providence Centralia Hospital.
The crash is under investigation, and drugs or alcohol may have been factor, according to the patrol.
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This story was originally published December 26, 2016 at 9:44 AM with the headline "Man dies in crash near Napavine."