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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Robert Frank, City Editor frank@heraldnet.com   Published: Saturday, August 30, 2008 Monroe teen critically hurt in tumble off moving SUV Herald Staff MONROE -- A 17-year-old Monroe boy was in critical condition at Harborview Medical Center Friday after falling off the running board of a moving vehicle. Two teens, both 17, were standing on the running board of a moving 1995 GMC Suburban, Monroe police spokeswoman Debbie Willis said. About 2:20 a.m. Friday, as the SUV was headed west on Wales Street just east of Van Avenue, the driver, a Monroe boy, 17, hit the brakes, she said. One of the boys fell and suffered a serious head injury. He was rushed to the Seattle trauma center. No one else was hurt. Police are still investigating the incident, Willis said.

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