BRINNON — The Washington State Patrol says a highway flagger who was killed on U.S. 101 along Hood Canal was a 49-year-old woman from Beaver, a community north of Forks on the Olympic Peninsula.
Lynette Anderson was killed earlier today when a dump truck backed over her at a paving project near Brinnon.
The state Department of Transportation says the victim is believed to have worked for Lakeside Industries, based in Issaquah.
Trooper Krista Hedstrom says investigators are trying to determine how the accident occurred. Troopers are questioning witnesses and checking safety equipment on the truck, such as the alarm that sounds when the truck is in reverse.
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