A 40-year-old man in a motorized wheelchair was struck and killed Monday afternoon while trying to cross Portland Avenue just outside of Tacoma.
The Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office has not yet released the man’s name.
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MONDAY AFTERNOON
Man in wheelchair hit, killed on Portland Avenue near Tacoma
A 40-year-old man in a motorized wheelchair was struck and killed Monday afternoon while trying to cross Portland Avenue just outside of Tacoma.
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