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Idaho trucker dies in SR 12 wreck

DAYTON–An Idaho truck driver died in an early-morning single-vehicle accident three miles east of Dayton Monday.

Marvin E. Vansickel, 80, of Kamiah, Id., was fatally injured when the westbound 1998 Freightliner with double trailer left the roadway and rolled, according to the Washington State Patrol. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The accident is under investigation.

The Freightliner was totaled and impounded by Kyle’s Towing.

The cause of the accident was inattention, according to the Washington State Patrol.