[1]Along the C-Line Road in Capitol Forest last night. / Courtesy photo by Washington State Patrol
Updated
By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
A teenager is dead after a wreck in the Capitol Forest last night, in which he was standing up through an open sunroof of an SUV when it hit an obstruction and rolled over.
Troopers called about 8:25 p.m. to the scene at a gravel pit along the C-Line Road say Alistair G. Martz, 18, of Olympia, was a passenger in the Toyota 4Runner along with three other males.
Uninjured were the driver Bradley R. Williams, 23, of Lacey; and passengers Brian Lynn, 23, from Baltimore and Jeffrey S. Boone, 19 years old, according to the Washington State Patrol.
The three survivors were seat belted in, according to the state patrol.
He was ejected and the vehicle rolled on top of him, West Thurston Regional Fire Authority Chief Robert Scott said.
It happened so far into the forest – almost to the top of Capitol Peak – it took the ambulance some time to reach him, through forest roads that were fairly heavily trafficked at the time, Scott said.
The vehicle was impounded and reckless driving is blamed, according to the investigating trooper. The driver was arrested for vehicular homicide and booked into the Thurston County Jail, according to the state patrol.