Cody Reeves, 21, of Battle Ground, died Friday, Sept. 26, after his motorcycle collided with a car on northbound Interstate 5 near Milepost 7. Troopers attributed the crash to unsafe passing.
Reeves was riding a 2025 Yamaha motorcycle when he struck a Honda Civic around 6:52 p.m. The vehicles came to rest, blocking the first and second lanes of I-5. Reeves died at the scene, according to a news release by the Washington State Patrol (WSP).
The driver of the Honda, Brett Veatch, 61, of Vancouver, was wearing a seatbelt and was not injured. Reeves was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, the news release stated…