Fatal accident claims life of an Othello man

Othello Police Department assisted by Adams County Sheriff’s Deputies, Washington State Patrol, and Adams County Fire District #5 personnel responded to the 1200 block of North Broadway for a report of a collision and fire late Monday night.

According to OPD, a motorcycle traveling at high speed left the roadway and collided with an unoccupied parked car. The motorcycle driver, a 23-year-old male who resided in Othello, was pronounced dead on the scene. The resulting fire destroyed the motorcycle and a parked pickup truck. The name of the man is being withheld until family is notified.