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Belfair man killed in SR 300 accident

An 86-year-old Belfair man was killed in a two-car collision on state Route 300 on Monday afternoon.

According to a Washington State Patrol news release, Karl E. McNeill, 86, of Belfair died in the wreck. He was traveling west and a 36-year-old Shelton man was driving east. McNeill’s car crossed the centerline and struck the Shelton man’s vehicle head-on.

McNeill died on his way to the hospital. The Shelton driver was not injured.

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