Man killed in head-on crash in Puyallup has been identified

A man was killed in a head-on collision at River Road and 15th Avenue in Puyallup on Monday, June 4, 2018. Tony Overman, The News Tribune staff photographer

PUYALLUP, Wash. — A man who died Monday in a head-on crash in Puyallup has been identified as 56-year-old David Beanblossom.

Police said Beanblossom, of Port Angeles, was traveling east on River Road when he drifted into a turn lane and struck a stationary car about 8:35 a.m. The impact sent Beanblossom's car into oncoming traffic, where it collided with a minivan.

Firefighters extricated Beanblossom from his vehicle and took him to St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma, where he died.