Alejandro Apodaca, 34, killed after his car crashes into a tree at high speed on Bowdish Road in Spokane Valley

Alejandro Apodaca, 34, was identified by the Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office. His death has been ruled an accident. The Nissan Altima that Apodaca was driving was traveling south on Bowdish Road near 17th Avenue and left the street, colliding with the tree around 11:55 p.m. Thursday. When medics arrived, the lone occupant, Apodaca, was unresponsive and declared dead at the scene. Investigators were on-scene this morning attempting to determine the cause of the crash. Preliminary indications point to speed as a factor. It is unclear whether drugs or alcohol were involved, or whether Apodaca was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash. The Spokane area is growing in population, and with this growth comes an increase in traffic, congestion, and accidents. Learn more about the issues that must be resolved after a Spokane fatal car accident.