According to reports from the Washington State Patrol, a man was killed when a driver was going the wrong way east of Prosser late Thursday night.

WSP reports that a 60-yr old man was going in the wrong direction in the eastbound lanes on I-82, about two miles east of Prosser.

The driver hit a second car causing that car to hit a third car. WSP was called to the scene of the accident at about 11 PM on Thursday night.

Sadly the driver that was driving in the wrong direction was announced dead at the scene of the accident while the other drivers were taken to the hospital.

The Washington State Patrol hasn't released the name of the deceased due to notifying the family first and they are still investigating the accident.

WSP doesn't know or hasn't released information if drugs or alcohol were a factor in the accident.

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