BLYN — A 64-year-old Marysville man died after a collision east of Sequim, the State Patrol reported.
Arthur Hetzel of Marysville was traveling east on U.S. Highway 101 at Pierce Road in a 2006 Toyota Scion about at 5:46 p.m. Tuesday when he attempted to make a left turn but field to yield and struck another vehicle, the State Patrol said.
The second vehicle, a 2017 Subaru Outback driven by Bruce Parsons, 70, of Port Ludlow was traveling westbound on Highway 101, the State Patrol said. Cynthia Parsons, 70, of Port Ludlow was a passenger in the Outback.
Clallam County Fire District 3 officials said both vehicles rolled and were found upside down in the westbound highway ditch.
Hetzel was not wearing a seatbelt, said the State Patrol, which added drugs or alcohol may have been involved.
Bystanders started CPR on Hetzel and medics continued upon their arrival, fire district officials said. Hetzel was flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Medical staff notified his next of kin of his death, the State Patrol said.
Both Bruce and Cynthia Parsons were transported to Olympic Medical Center in Port Angeles for evaluation with minor injuries, fire district officials said. Both were wearing seatbelts, the State Patrol reported.
Both vehicles were totally destroyed, and the roadway was blocked for a few hours, the state Department of Transportation reported.
