Man killed in vehicle collision on Spanaway Loop Road has been identified
A 54-year-old man who died last month on a Spanaway road when he crossed into oncoming traffic and struck a Jeep has been identified by the Pierce County medical examiner.
Brian Erickson of Yelm died Feb. 25 of blunt trauma, the Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office said in a news release issued earlier this month. Sheriff’s Department deputies previously said he was from Tacoma. The man’s dog was also killed in the wreck.
The two-car crash occurred near the 16500 block of Spanaway Loop Road South, a multi-lane road with a speed limit of 40 mph.
Deputies and Central Pierce Fire & Rescue personnel responded at about 3:20 p.m. Crash investigators reportedly determined Erickson had been driving recklessly before he crashed by passing cars in the center turn lane.
A 51-year-old woman in the Jeep Wrangler that Erickson hit was transported to a hospital with serious injuries, deputies said. The Sheriff’s Department said its investigation found the woman was driving south when Erickson, going north in an Acura, failed to negotiate a curve, crossed the center turn lane and both southbound lanes, striking the woman’s car.
This story was originally published March 24, 2023 at 8:43 AM.
