Weekend Wreck Turns Deadly in Yakima

A 57 year old Yakima man has been killed in a weekend accident.

State patrol troopers say the man lost control while driving on Ahtanum Road, West of Yakima yesterday afternoon.

They say he went off the roadway in his BMW, then went back across both lanes while striking boulders.  He died at the scene.

The man's identity has not been released.  Troopers believe speed is the cause of the accident.