Officer Daniel Strassenberg Public Information Office
Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at 2:16 p.m.
At approximately 6:25am today, SPD responded to a commercial vehicle versus tree collision at Highway 2 near Sunset Frontage Road. Initial callers reported that a tree had fallen onto the highway and struck an eastbound truck, causing the truck to leave the roadway. Spokane Police and Washington State Patrol responded and found that the two occupants of the truck were deceased at the scene. Collision investigators with the SPD Major Crimes Unit (MCU) also responded to assist with the investigation. Highway 2 (eastbound) was briefly shutdown during the investigation.
At this time, investigators believe that heavy winds this morning caused the tree to dislodge from the ground and fall across the roadway. The names of the deceased will be released at a later time by the Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office.
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