'Unruly' passenger killed after exiting Lyft on SR-18

FEDERAL WAY, Wash. - Washington State Patrol says a 43-year-old University Place man was killed early Saturday morning after he exited the Lyft he was in on the shoulder of northbound I-5 at SR-18.

According to state patrol, the Lyft picked up the wrong passenger from the Cheers Bar and Grill in Tacoma. The passenger became unruly and started taking off his clothes.

WSP says the driver pulled over and the man got out of the vehicle and walked onto the roadway. A vehicle attempted to avoid the man but hit him and the Lyft car.

The man was then hit by a second car.

The roadway was blocked for several hours while troopers investigated.