[1]Troopers investigate a fatality collision in Skamania County on state Route 14. / Courtesy photo by Washington State Patrol.
By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
A 27-year-old Winlock resident is dead after his pickup truck crossed the centerline and ran into a 12-foot U-Haul truck and then the corner of a semi this morning about three miles east of Washougal.
Joseph M. Sparks was westbound on state Route 14 when it happened about 8:30 this morning, according to the Washington State Patrol.
Nobody else was injured but a detour was put in place until about 1 o’clock, according to the state patrol. Sparks’ 1993 Chevrolet truck was described as totaled.
The U-Haul was driven by a 43-year-old woman from New Mexico. Behind the wheel of the 2008 Kenworth was 24-year-old Shelbi D. Deadmond of Pacific, according to the patrol.
The semi was totaled as well, according to the investigating trooper.
The cause of the wreck remains under investigation.