An early morning accident near Issaquah left a Renton man dead after rolling his vehicle on State Route 900.
A 64-year old male was driving westbound on SR 900 just after 2 a.m. according to a statement by the Washington State Patrol. According to the WSP the driver, driving a white 1976 Toyota pickup, failed to negotiate a curve at 174th Place Southeast, about three miles west of Issaquah, and went into a ditch.
The vehicle rolled multiple times and came to a rest on its roof according to WSP reports. The deceased was driving in intermittent rain at the time, and was declared dead at the scene by medical personnel.
WSP officials have declined to release the deceased’s identity pending notification of next of kin. An exact cause of death is pending an autopsy by the King County Medical Examiner’s Office. The exact cause of the accident is still under investigation.