WHITMAN COUNTY, Wash. — Washington State Patrol is investigating a deadly crash involving a motorcycle and car on Highway 195 in Whitman County.
The deadly collision happened Thursday night, three miles south of Colfax.
WSP reports the motorcycle crossed over the center line and hit a Ford Focus head-on.
The driver of the motorcycle, 36-year-old Russell C. Foreyt of Colfax, died at the scene. The other driver was hurt in the crash and taken to Whitman Hospital.
Investigators do not believe drugs or alcohol were involved in the crash.
The investigation blocked the highway for several hours but it has since reopened.
WSP, the Whitman County Sheriff's Office, Fire, and Aid responded to the scene.
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