Marysville man dies in collision east of Sequim

BLYN — A 64-year-old Marysville man died after a collision east of Sequim, the State Patrol reported.

Arthur Hetzel of Marysville was traveling east on U.S. Highway 101 at Pierce Road in a 2006 Toyota Scion about at 5:46 p.m. Tuesday when he attempted to make a left turn but field to yield and struck another vehicle, the State Patrol said.

The second vehicle, a 2017 Subaru Outback driven by Bruce Parsons, 70, of Port Ludlow was traveling westbound on Highway 101, the State Patrol said. Cynthia Parsons, 70, of Port Ludlow was a passenger in the Outback.

Clallam County Fire District 3 officials said both vehicles rolled and were found upside down in the westbound highway ditch.

Hetzel was not wearing a seatbelt, said the State Patrol, which added drugs or alcohol may have been involved.