A 23-year-old Buckley man was killed Monday evening when the dirt bike he was operating crashed into a parked vehicle in the Bonney Lake area, authorities said.
The Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victim as Zachary Rice.
The accident took place around 5 p.m. in the 20200 block of Rhododendron Drive East. Firefighters arrived to find the dirt bike operator dead at the scene, according to East Pierce Fire & Rescue.
Pierce County Sheriff’s deputies were investigating the cause of the accident Monday.
steve.maynard@thenewstribune.com
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