By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
CHEHALIS – The Lewis County Coroner’s Office has positively identified the victim of Tuesday’s early morning wreck of a pickup truck in Glenoma.
He is 27-year-old Richard G. Green, a Glenoma resident, according to Coroner Warren McLeod.
Passersby came upon the burning wreckage on the Champion 200 Line. Investigators estimated the 1996 Ford F150 had been traveling as fast as 70 mph on a long straight stretch before striking a tree and catching fire.
The collision wasn’t witnessed, but the sheriff’s office believes it occurred sometime around 5:30 a.m. or 6 o’clock.
McLeod won’t make a final determination on the cause and manner of death until after he gets the results of toxicology tests and further studies.
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For background, read “News brief: Details on Glenoma crash, fatality still under investigation” from Thursday September 29, 2016, here [1]