News brief: Tenino man dies after motorcycle wreck

By Sharyn  L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

A 68-year-old man was killed when his motorcycle struck a mailbox north of Tenino late Saturday afternoon.

Lawrence K. Copelan Jr., of Tenino, was traveling southbound on Old Highway 99 near Angus Road when his motorcycle left the road to the right and crashed, according to authorities.

The cause is under investigation, according to the Washington State Patrol.

Troopers called at 5:35 p.m. reported Copelan died at the scene.

His 2010 Harley Davidson “Fat Boy” was impounded. An autopsy is scheduled for today.

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