A 52-year-old Kent man was killed in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday night, Sept. 3 along westbound State Route 18, just east of the Green River Bridge near SE 304th Street in Auburn.

Adam Lagozzino, who was driving alone at about 8:12 p.m. in a 2009 Hyundai Sonata sedan, died at the scene, according to the Washington State Patrol. He was not wearing a seat belt.

Lagozzino and a second vehicle, a 2022 Ford F-450 truck pulling an utility trailer, were traveling westbound in lane two of two lanes, according to the State Patrol. Lagozzino lost control and came to a stop facing the wrong way. The truck struck his vehicle, which then hit the guardrail on the left.

The truck struck the barriers on the right and left. Both vehicles came to rest in lane two and on the left shoulder.

The driver o

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