A 58-year-old Vancouver resident died in a motorcycle collision around 6:41 p.m. Friday in Skamania County, according to Washington State Patrol District 5.
The motorcycle rider, Rath Cyrus, was completing a pass while driving east on state Highway 14 near Franz Lake when a deer ran out in front of his motorcycle.
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