Published: Monday, November 30, 2009
Victims of Highway 9 crash ID'd; suspect booked for vehicular homicide
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Michael O'Leary / The Herald
Washington State Patrol troopers investigate around a 2005 Ford Explorer SUV that struck a car heading south on Highway 9. The four people in the car were killed.
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Photo courtesy of the Mukilteo School District
Bradley Agerup, 54, a physical education teacher and athletic trainer at Mariner High School, was one of four people killed Sunday night in a traffic crash on Highway 9. A Snohomish man, 27, was jailed for investigation of vehicular homicide.
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Michael O’Leary / The Herald
Washington State Patrol troopers investigate a fatal crash involving a Ford Explorer SUV and a Hyundai car.
MARYSVILLE — Two Snohomish couples were identified early today as the victims in the worst traffic crash in Snohomish County this year.
Killed in the Sunday night crash were Melissa Agerup, 48, and Bradley Agerup, 54; and Hilda Woods, 62, and Thomas Woods, 57, according the Washington State Patrol.
Bradley Agerup was a physical education teacher and athletic trainer at Mariner High School.
The driver of the car that allegedly caused the crash was booked early today into the Snohomish County Jail for investigation of four counts of vehicular homicide. The Snohomish man, 27, is expected to appear before a judge today to set bail.
The Herald generally doesn't name criminal suspects until they've made an initial court appearance.
Update: Read more information from today's court appearance.
Trooper Keith Leary says all four victims were in a southbound car that was struck by a vehicle that ran a stop sign at Highway 9 near Marysville.
The driver of that car initially ran from the scene, Leary said. A nearby resident convinced the man to surrender to police.
The driver who was arrested suffered minor injuries and was treated at a local hospital and released. A 32-year-old passenger in his car also was injured.
Medics rushed around 6:15 p.m to the intersection of Highway 9 and 108th Street NE northeast of Marysville, Leary said.
The driver of a 2005 Ford Explorer was eastbound on 108th Street NE and reportedly ran the stop sign at Highway 9, Leary said. The Ford struck the southbound 2007 Hyundai four-door car and the two vehicles left the road onto the northbound side.
The four victims in the car died at the scene, Leary said.
The Snohomish County Medical Examiner was expected to do an autopsy today.
Sunday's crash was the first serious wreck at the intersection in years, officials said. The state recently invested in safety improvements at the intersection.
Killed in the Sunday night crash were Melissa Agerup, 48, and Bradley Agerup, 54; and Hilda Woods, 62, and Thomas Woods, 57, according the Washington State Patrol.
Bradley Agerup was a physical education teacher and athletic trainer at Mariner High School.
The driver of the car that allegedly caused the crash was booked early today into the Snohomish County Jail for investigation of four counts of vehicular homicide. The Snohomish man, 27, is expected to appear before a judge today to set bail.
The Herald generally doesn't name criminal suspects until they've made an initial court appearance.
Update: Read more information from today's court appearance.
Trooper Keith Leary says all four victims were in a southbound car that was struck by a vehicle that ran a stop sign at Highway 9 near Marysville.
The driver of that car initially ran from the scene, Leary said. A nearby resident convinced the man to surrender to police.
The driver who was arrested suffered minor injuries and was treated at a local hospital and released. A 32-year-old passenger in his car also was injured.
Medics rushed around 6:15 p.m to the intersection of Highway 9 and 108th Street NE northeast of Marysville, Leary said.
The driver of a 2005 Ford Explorer was eastbound on 108th Street NE and reportedly ran the stop sign at Highway 9, Leary said. The Ford struck the southbound 2007 Hyundai four-door car and the two vehicles left the road onto the northbound side.
The four victims in the car died at the scene, Leary said.
The Snohomish County Medical Examiner was expected to do an autopsy today.
Sunday's crash was the first serious wreck at the intersection in years, officials said. The state recently invested in safety improvements at the intersection.
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