Fatal Accident On Highway 97

A Goldendale man died from injuries suffered in a motor vehicle accident Saturday afternoon on Highway 97 about ten miles north of Goldendale.  According to the Washington State Patrol, 60-year-old Mark Hodges died at Legacy Emanuel Hospital in Portland.  The accident occurred when the motorcycle Hodges was riding was struck by a car driven by a 23-year-old Richland woman.  The WSP report indicated both were northbound on Highway 97 when the woman was making a left turn onto Lower Road as Hodges attempted to pass the vehicle on the left.  The accident remains under investigation.