Man dies in Whitman County crash on U.S. 195

May 1, 2023 Updated Mon., May 1, 2023 at 8:32 p.m.

By Quinn Welsch quinnw@spokesman.com (509) 459-5469

An 80-year-old man died in Whitman County on Sunday when the SUV he was driving went off the road and he crashed into an embankment along U.S. Highway 195, according to a news release from Washington State Patrol.

Pullman resident Munir Daud was traveling north on U.S. 195 at about 7:15 p.m. when his vehicle, a 2003 Chevy Trailblazer, veered into the southbound lanes near the Idaho-Washington border. Daud’s vehicle went off the roadway and hit an uphill embankment.

Daud, who was wearing a seat belt, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The collision is under investigation, but Washington State Patrol does not believe drugs or alcohol are a factor.

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