BRINNON — A Puyallup man was killed late Wednesday along the Hood Canal after a Freightliner tractor pulling a chip trailer struck him on a dark stretch of U.S. Highway 101, the State Patrol said this morning.
State Patrol spokesman Russ Winger said Michael P. Moss, 22, was walking in the lane of travel, according to driver David L. McDonald, 57, when McDonald’s tractor struck Moss at about 11:45 p.m. Wednesday.
McDonald, a Shelton resident, was driving northbound 1 mile north of Brinnon on Highway 101, Winger said.
Winger said he did not know what direction Moss was walking or what color clothing Moss was wearing.
Winger said the U.S. Forest Service’s Seal Rock Campground is nearby.
“They are still investigating,” Winger said. “If they can, they will place where he was struck in the roadway.”
Winger said a toxicology test will be performed on Moss’ remains.
There was no probable cause to investigate McDonald for driving under the influence, Winger said.
The truck was inspected and cleared this morning, Winger added.
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