FERNDALE, Wash. – For the second time this week, a pedestrian in Whatcom County was fatally hit by a car.
Whatcom County Sheriff’s spokesperson Deb Slater said that a truck driving on Portal Way in Ferndale hit the man near Loomis Trail Road around 5:30 Thursday morning, September 15th.
The unidentified man was wearing dark clothing while walking through the dimly lit area.
Slater added that the victim was “clearly in the roadway” when he was struck.
The driver of the truck was on his way to work at the time of the crash and investigators concluded that he was not driving under the influence.