Spokane Man Dies in High-Speed Crash in Grant County

The Washington State Patrol is reporting a fatality in Grant County.

Troopers say that minutes after 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, Ivan Torres, a 40-year-old Spokane man, was traveling south on SR 281 in the city of George. Torres "lost control at a high rate of speed and crossed into the northbound ditch."

He "became airborne, hitting a hay bale retaining wall" before coming to rest in George Washington Tow Yard.

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Torres was pronounced dead at the scene. Troopers confirmed that his seatbelt was fastened at the time of the crash.

It's not yet clear if drugs or alcohol played a part. The collision remains under investigation.