Spanaway man dead from high-speed crash on Pierce County roadway has been identified
A Spanaway man who died from a high-speed crash near South Hill in early March has been identified.
Donald Rasmussen, 30, died from multiple blunt-force injuries on March 4 near the 17100 block of 122nd Avenue East. His manner of death was listed as an accident, according to the Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office in a news release.
Rasmussen was driving his gold sedan at a high speed when he passed a school bus and crashed into a white SUV. Pierce County deputies were dispatched at 7:22 a.m. that day for the crash, according to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office in a Facebook post.
Rasmussen died at the scene. A woman in the SUV was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries, but not life-threatening, Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Deputy Carly Cappetto previously told The News Tribune.
Cappetto said Monday the woman suffered some broken bones but is expected to be OK.
The bus was not struck and none of the children inside sustained injuries, she said.
