Crime & Safety

Motorcyclist Involved In Interstate 5 Collision Sunday Near Gravelly Lake Drive Dies

The collision occurred when the motorcyclist passed a car on northbound I-5 and couldn't negotiate the turn. Thomas J. Wear, 59, of Jackson City, TN,

A motorcyclist who was involved in a collision on Interstate 5 near Gravelly Lake Drive on Sunday has died.

Thomas J. Wear, 59, of Jackson City, TN, who was wearing a helmet, died at Tacoma General Hospital.

According to the Washington State Patrol, the crash occurred around 9 a.m., on northbound I-5. Both vehicles were headed in the same direction when the motorcyclist passed a Subaru Legacy and failed to negotiate the curve, and hit the car.

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The two people in the car were not injured.


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