80-year-old semi driver dies when truck and trailers flip

An 80-year-old man died early Monday when his semi and two trailers flipped after he missed a curve on Highway 12.

A report from the Washington State Patrol said the man was not wearing a seat belt in the 12:48 a.m. crash three miles east of Dayton.

Troopers blamed the fatal wreck on inattention.

The driver, Marvin E. Vansickel, is from Kamiah, Idaho.

Vansickel was westbound on the highway in a 1998 Freightliner truck, pulling two trailers, when he drove off the roadway and rolled.

The report said troopers did not yet know if alcohol or drugs played a role in the driver failing to keep his truck on the road. The WSP did not say what Vansickel was hauling.

This story was originally published September 30, 2019 at 12:30 PM.