DOT employee killed by falling tree limb
Friday, November 20, 2009
PORT ANGELES — An 11-year employee of the state Department of Transportation was killed Thursday after he was hit by a falling tree limb while working to clear a slide on Highway 101 near Indian Hill west of Port Angeles.
Neal Richards, 42, of Forks, died in the accident.
Richards worked at the DOT since 1998, most recently as a maintenance lead tech in Port Angeles.
Richards is survived by his wife and two children, 10 and 12.
The governor has directed that flags at all Washington state agency buildings be lowered to half-staff Monday in memory of Richards.
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