> Man dies after wrong-way driver hit him on SR 18; DUI suspected
Man dies after wrong-way driver hit him on SR 18; DUI suspected
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A driver going the wrong way on State Route 18 late Thursday night struck and killed another driver, the Washington State Patrol said in a memo on Friday morning.
The collision occurred just before midnight, as one vehicle was traveling westbound on SR 18 in the eastbound lanes just east of 312th Street. That vehicle struck another head-on, causing the victim's car to strike a barrier and come to rest in a lane.
The 27-year-old victim was pronounced dead at the scene. WSP identified the person who died as Karl R. Ortiz of Gig Harbor.
Carrie Holden, who runs the Boys and Girls Club of South Puget Sound, says Ortiz worked for the organization for five years, from 2013 to 2018.
READ THE FULL STORY HERE: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/wrong-way-driver-fatal-collision-sr-18/281-9e48ff7e-ac30-4941-90ac-9883a27d1e6d