A motorcyclist and a horse are dead after a collision on State Route 12 near Rochester on Wednesday morning, according to the Washington State Patrol.
At around 4:39 a.m. on June 22, the Washington State Patrol responded to a report of a fatal collision involving a motorcycle and a horse on State Route 12 at milepost 41, near Rochester.
According to the incident report, the motorcycle was traveling eastbound on State Route 12 when it collided with a horse that was standing in the road.
The 28-year-old motorcyclist from Oakville and the horse were killed.
The scene was cleared after an almost two hour road closure.
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