Driver hit and killed after stepping out of pickup on Highway 395 near Pasco
A man securing the load on his truck along the side of Highway 395 Sunday morning was hit and killed by a passing pickup truck.
The Washington State Patrol says Andres Trujillo, 46, of Sunnyside, had pulled his Dodge Ram pickup and a trailer over to the southbound shoulder of the highway about 11 miles north of Pasco just before 11 a.m.
He was hit by a Ford pickup, also hauling a trailer, driven by Darrell Slippy, 79, of Pasco, according to the WSP.
Trujillo died before he could be taken to a hospital. A passenger in his pickup was not injured.
WSP investigators said charges are pending.
This story was originally published November 7, 2021 at 6:45 PM.