On May 6, 2023 at approximately 6:43 P.M, Dispatch advised Deputies of a motor vehicle collision with a possible fatality approximately 5 miles on Glenwood Highway from Highway 142. Deputies Chance Leroue and Dwayne Matulovich responded to the accident. Washington State Trooper Parmentier also responded to the accident to assist Deputies.
Once the Deputies and Trooper arrived at the accident scene, they observed a white Dodge Pickup on its side on the West embankment of the Glenwood Highway. They also determined that there was only one person involved in the accident and the person was deceased. The deceased person was identified as Kody Don Lee, age 24, from Ridgefield, Washington.
The Washington State Patrol Trooper Schoenborn, a Collision Technical Specialist, arrived at the accident scene to assist Klickitat County Deputy Sheriff Chance Leroue with the accident investigation.
The Coroner arrived at the scene and transported the deceased to the funeral home.
After the accident investigation was completed, the vehicle was towed to Bob’s Towing yard in Carson, Washington.
As Sheriff, I want to personally thank Washington State Trooper’s Parmentier and Schoenborn for assisting our Deputies with the Motor Vehicle Fatality Accident.