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Tacoma man dies after Memorial Day wreck on I-5

A Tacoma man died Saturday from injuries suffered in a Memorial Day wreck on Interstate 5 in Milton, according to the Washington State Patrol.

King County medical examiners identified the man as Heng Yath, 35.

He was driving south on I-5 just north of Porter Way about 2:45 a.m. May 28 when his SUV went off the freeway to the right, a State Patrol news release stated Monday. The SUV hit a pole and came to rest perpendicular to the freeway.

Yath was wearing his seat belt during the wreck.

This story was originally published July 9, 2018 at 2:14 PM.

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