WA Man Mark Simpson ID’d As Victim In Monday Spokane Fatal Motorcycle Crash ‘Charges Pending’

SPOKANE COUNTY, WA. (THECOUNT) — Mark Ingram Simpson, of Deer Park, Washington, has been identified as the victim in a Monday fatal motorcycle collision involving a pickup truck in Spokane County.

Simpson, 56, was killed in a two-vehicle motorcycle crash involving 76-year-old James Bunch, who is now facing charges.

According to reports, Simpson was operating a motorcycle on Highway 395 near Spokane, when the bike came into rear end contact with a stopped pickup truck hauling a trailer around 11:20 a.m. Monday.

Simpson was transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

Charges are pending against Bunch, who was not injured.

The cause of the wreck remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: Spokane County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, its population was 539,339, making it the fourth-most populous county in Washington. The largest city and county seat is Spokane, the second largest city in the state after Seattle. The county is named after the Spokane tribe – Wikipedia.