Whitman County Gazette - Serving Whitman County since 1877

Pomeroy man died when his pickup left State Route 194, about 20 miles west of Pullman, on March 26.

Robert R. Glaspie, 91, of Pomeroy, was driving east in a silver 2004 Chevrolet Silverado when he failed to negotiate a curve and drove off the road, rolling the pickup sideways down an embankment, according to the Washington State Patrol. The truck landed on its wheels.

He was not wearing his seatbelt.

The cause of the fatal crash is under investigation.

The pickup was totaled and towed to Colfax.