75-year-old Tri-Cities motorcyclist dies making highway U-turn
A 75-year-old Richland man died Wednesday morning when he tried to make a U-turn on a two-lane highway near Chelan.
Steven M. King had pulled to the right shoulder of the southbound lanes of Highway 97 about 9:30 a.m. when he attempted to turn around, according to the Washington State Patrol.
As he pulled into the southbound lane on a Can-Am Spyder motorcycle, he hit a Dodge Dakota pickup, the state patrol said.
The pickup driver, George A Menard, 68, of Omak, was not hurt in the collision.
State troopers had the road north of Lake Chelan closed for three hours while they investigated.
This story was originally published August 24, 2022 at 5:42 PM.