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Snoqualmie man dies after head-on crash on I-90 near Preston

All but one westbound lane was closed for several hours Monday as law enforcement investigated.
Credit: EF&R
A fatal crash in the westbound lanes of Interstate 90 near Preston on April 4.

PRESTON, Wash. — One person died in a head-on crash on westbound Interstate 90 near Preston Monday afternoon.

A vehicle driven by a 29-year-old man from Snoqualmie was traveling eastbound when it crossed the median at "a high rate of speed" and hit a vehicle traveling westbound head on, according to the Washington State Patrol. 

The driver from Snoqualmie died at the scene.

The driver of the other vehicle was taken to a nearby hospital. 

All but one westbound lane was closed for hours. The westbound lanes fully reopened around 5:30 p.m.

The Washington State Department of Transportation advised people delay their trip if heading west.

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