Kennewick man killed in crash on Highway 395 north of Tri-Cities

A 54-year-old man was killed after his pickup flipped off the side of Highway 395 near Connell on Wednesday afternoon.

Investigators believe Thomas K. Bailey of Kennewick was heading north on the highway on his way to Spokane when his truck went off the road about two miles south of the city, according to the Washington State Patrol and Franklin County Coroner Curtis McGary.

He overcorrected and rolled his Ford F-150 stopping at least 60 feet off the highway. He was wearing a seat belt but died at the scene.

A passerby spotted the truck near the northbound lanes about 30 miles north of Pasco shortly before 12:30 p.m., WSP Trooper Chris Thorson told the Herald.

Franklin County sheriff’s deputies initially responded and then called the WSP to investigate.

Troopers are still working to determine what happened.

This story was originally published March 31, 2021 at 2:54 PM.