<p>CLE ELUM -- A 57-year-old Ronald man died Sunday afternoon when his truck ran off the road and went over a 15-foot embankment on State Route 903, the Washington State Patrol reported.</p> <p>Lester Aves died at the scene, slightly more than five miles northwest of Cle Elum, according to a news release.</p> <p>Troopers said Aves was headed north about 1:20 p.m. when his Dodge Ram pickup left the road to the right. He overcorrected, crossed the highway to the left and struck the guardrail.</p> <p>The truck went over the guardrail and down the bank, where Aves was thrown from the vehicle.</p> <p>Troopers said they did not know whether he had been wearing a seat belt; he was not suspected of being intoxicated.</p> <p>Investigators blamed the crash on speed and driving with wheels off the roadway.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> CLE ELUM -- A 57-year-old Ronald man died Sunday afternoon when his truck ran off the road and went over a 15-foot embankment on State Route 903, the Washington State Patrol reported. Lester Aves died at the scene, slightly more than five miles northwest City Desk, LOCAL 2008-09-22T03:07:38Z 2008-09-22T04:38:50Z false Ronald man killed as truck rolls down embankment 7815 ronald-man-killed-as-truck-rolls-down-embankment Web Story Yakima Herald-Republic Yakima Herald-Republic 3 B 2008-09-22T05:55:49Z 6389167 09/22/08 fatal published Web Daily 2009-03-20T02:28:01Z 1