16-year-old dies in collision near Kopachuck

A former Gig Harbor High School student died in a collision around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 10, near Kopachuck Middle School.

The 16-year-old drove off an embankment near a 90-degree turn where 98th Avenue meets 56th Street, according to Pierce County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Carly Cappetto.

“He was on his way home and did not make the corner while traveling at a high rate,” Cappetto wrote in an email…

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