Pickup plunges over 200-foot cliff, killing driver

RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) - Authorities say a 34-year-old man died when his pickup trick went over a 200-foot cliff in central Washington.

The Tri-City Herald reports (https://goo.gl/GUUqoa ) Benjamin McAfee of Wilson Creek was driving the pickup Tuesday on Road 22 Northeast near the town of Krupp, which is also known as Marlin.

The Grant County Sheriff’s Office says his truck left the road and plunged down a cliff, ejecting McAfee from the vehicle.

The sheriff’s office says deputies are working to determine the cause of the crash and an autopsy is being performed.

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Information from: Tri-City Herald, https://www.tri-cityherald.com