Published: Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Teen dies after Granite Falls crash
GRANITE FALLS — A 16-year-old girl died after a Tuesday morning crash on Burn Road, Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Rebecca Hover said.
The teenager was a passenger in a Jeep Cherokee that collided with a Toyota 4Runner at about 7 a.m. Tuesday.
The Toyota was attempting to drive around the southbound Jeep in a no-passing zone in the 13300 block of Burn Road, Hover said. The two vehicles collided, sending the Jeep off the road, where it struck a tree.
The girl was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle with critical injuries. She died Tuesday, Hover said.
The Jeep’s driver, a 17-year-old boy, suffered minor injuries, while the Toyota’s driver escaped injury.
Investigators believe speed and improper passing were factors in the crash, which remains under investigation, Hover said.
The teenager was a passenger in a Jeep Cherokee that collided with a Toyota 4Runner at about 7 a.m. Tuesday.
The Toyota was attempting to drive around the southbound Jeep in a no-passing zone in the 13300 block of Burn Road, Hover said. The two vehicles collided, sending the Jeep off the road, where it struck a tree.
The girl was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle with critical injuries. She died Tuesday, Hover said.
The Jeep’s driver, a 17-year-old boy, suffered minor injuries, while the Toyota’s driver escaped injury.
Investigators believe speed and improper passing were factors in the crash, which remains under investigation, Hover said.
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