JEFFERSON COUNTY – The Washington State Highway Patrol reported the death of a pedestrian Sunday on Highway 104 near Sandy Shore Road in Jefferson County.
36-year-old Elijah Benbow was walking in the roadway when he was struck by a pickup around 2:45am. Troopers say he was wearing all black, and the 42-year-old driver of the truck was not cited.
Benbow, a resident of Puyallup, was pronounced dead at the scene. It is unknown why he was in the roadway.