The pickup truck driven by 20-year-old Evgeny P. Snyder this morning is brought back onto the road after it crashed into trees. / Courtesy photo by the Washington State Patrol
By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
A single-vehicle crash just north of Grand Mound left a 20-year-old Rochester dead this morning.
A trooper called at 7:10 a.m. to Case Road and 183rd Avenue Southwest reported that Evgeny P. Snyder died at the scene. A second trooper today described the location as the 17700 block of Case Road.
Snyder was traveling south on Case Road when his pickup truck left the roadway to the right and he overcorrected, veering into trees on the left shoulder, according to the Washington State Patrol. His 1998 Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck was described as totaled.
The trooper pointed to speeding as the cause. Preliminary estimates indicate Snyder was going at least 70 mph, the state patrol reported. The posted limit is 50 mph.
The investigation concluded he was not wearing a seatbelt, prompting Trooper Guy Gill to ask motorists to please remember to always wear a seatbelt.
“Even a very minor collision can result in serious injury or death if the driver and/or passengers are unrestrained,” Gill wrote in a news release.
It’s not known if drugs or alcohol were involved, according to the state patrol.
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This news item was updated at 3:55 p.m. on Friday Oct. 1, 2010
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter
dont blame him he does not drink and drive nor does he do drugs…