GEORGE, Wash. - A fatal traffic crash occurred this morning on State Route 281, two miles north of George, involving a car and a truck.

According to the Washington State Patrol, a 26-year-old male from Brookings, S.D., driving northbound, crossed the centerline and crashed with a southbound vehicle.

The male driver was pronounced dead at the scene and was not wearing a seatbelt.

The other of the southbound vehicle, who was wearing a seatbelt, was not injured in the crash.

Both vehicles were totaled and towed from the scene. The involvement of drugs or alcohol is currently unknown.

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