KLICKITAT COUNTY, Wash. (KPTV) – A 25-year-old man from Portland was killed in a crash in Klickitat County on Monday afternoon, according to Washington State Patrol.
The crash happened at about 1 p.m. on Highway 142, near milepost 22. WSP says the operator of a Yamaha FZ6 lost control on a curve and continued straight off the roadway over a steep embankment. The motorcycle struck multiple trees before coming to a rest 30 feet down the embankment.
The operator of the motorcycle, Austin R. Whittington, died at the scene. He was wearing a helmet, according to WSP…