Man Killed After Being Hit By Several Vehicles On I-5 In Ridgefield

RIDGEFIELD, Wash. — A man was hit and killed on Interstate 5 southbound near 179th Street in Ridgefield early Tuesday morning.

Washington State Patrol has identified him as 20-year-old Damond Eidegrass of Portland.

Investigators say Eidegrass was in one of the lanes and was hit by four vehicles just after 3:00am.  The drivers were not injured.

The freeway was closed for more than four hours with traffic backing up for nearly 6 miles.

All lanes of SB I-5 near 179th Street in @ClarkCoWA remain closed due to a crash. Traffic is using the 179th Street exit to detour around the crash, but the back up is growing. Please use an alternate route or plan for extra travel time this morning. #vanwa #pdxtraffic https://t.co/BdzbS3LdTI pic.twitter.com/3tW8WkyXAo

— WSDOT SW (@wsdot_sw) February 23, 2021