1 Dead in Semi Collision on SR 28

The Washington State Patrol is reporting a fatal collision in Douglas County.

Troopers say that minutes after noon on Saturday, 61-year-old Christopher Fife, of East Wenatchee, was westbound on SR 28 near Rock Island. Fife "suffered a medical emergency, crossed the eastbound lane and struck the bridge on the eastbound shoulder."

Fife, a semi driver, "came to rest a quarter-mile west of the bridge in the eastbound lane."

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He was accompanied by 50-year-old Brandon Curland of West Richland. Curland is identified by troopers as the initial caller; he was uninjured in the collision. Both men are said to have had their seatbelts fastened.

Fife was pronounced dead en route to Confluence Health Hospital.

The collision remains under investigation.