Car accident
Man arrested after Marysville police pursuit
A man fleeing from police in Marysville Tuesday morning was apprehended by a police dog a short time later.Marysville police saw the man driving recklessly in town about 11 a.m., Cmdr. Robb Lamoureux said. Officers recognized the man and knew he had...
Date: 05/21/2013 | Sirens
Snohomish man critically injured in crash
SNOHOMISH -- A man was flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle early Sunday morning after his car crashed into a tree in the 14700 block of OK Mill Road, officials said.
Date: 05/20/2013 | Local News
Teen on dirt bike crashes near Wilbur
WILBUR -- The Washington State Patrol says a 13-year-old boy riding a dirt bike ran a stop sign and collided with a pickup truck and trailer on Highway 174 Sunday afternoon about a mile west of Wilbur in Lincoln County. KREM reported that he was airlifted to a Spokane hospital.
Date: 05/20/2013 | Northwest
1 killed, 2 injured in collision near Sequim
SEQUIM -- The Washington State Patrol says one person was killed and two critically injured in a collision Monday morning on Highway 101 near Sequim.
Date: 05/20/2013 | Northwest
Driver, 75, crashes into restaurant; no injuries
BATTLE GROUND -- A Clark County fire official says a 75-year-old woman out to celebrate her birthday at a restaurant crashed into the front of the building instead but no one was hurt.
Date: 05/14/2013 | Northwest
Car hits 2 pedestrians in downtown Spokane
SPOKANE -- Police say two pedestrians suffered minor injuries when they were hit by a car Monday evening in downtown Spokane.KREM reported that the car was making a turn when it hit a man and woman in an intersection. They were checked at a hospital.Police cited the driver for failure to yield.
Date: 05/14/2013 | Northwest
Mont. police: Victim in fatal motorcycle crash from Lynnwood
MISSOULA, Mont. -- Missoula County officials have released the name of a man who died after his motorcycle struck a city bus in Missoula.The sheriff's office told the Missoulian that the victim of Saturday's crash was Paul Harrison, 49, of Lynwood.
Date: 05/14/2013 | Northwest
Chase, crash in Everett
Woman seriously injured after car is hit by stolen truck
Date: 05/13/2013 | Sirens
Mill Creek officer, suspect injured in crash
MILL CREEK -- A man suspected of trying to outrun police and a Mill Creek officer trying to stop him were injured Friday morning after a fiery crash at an intersection near Mill Creek.The officer, who has been on the Mill Creek force for two years, was taken to Providence...
Date: 05/10/2013 | Local News
2 remain hospitalized after Highway 9 crash
CATHCART -- Two people injured in a motorcycle crash along Highway 9 near Snohomish earlier this week were listed Thursday in serious condition.A Snohomish man, 44, and a Snohomish woman, 31, were riding a 2010 Harley-Davidson Fat Boy that crossed the center line and struck...
Date: 05/09/2013 | Local News
Man struck on I-5 in Everett ID'd
SEATTLE -- Officials have identified a man struck on I-5 in Everett in March.
Date: 05/06/2013 | Local News
Lynnwood man dies in crash on Highway 9
MOUNT VERNON -- A Lynnwood man died in a crash Friday afternoon on Highway 9 in Skagit County after his car smashed head-on into a tractor-trailer, the Washington State Patrol said.
Date: 05/05/2013 | Local News
Ore. man killed after driving wrong way on I-5
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. -- Oregon State Police say a motorist was killed after driving the wrong way on Interstate 5 and colliding with another vehicle near Ashland.
Date: 05/04/2013 | Northwest
Woman rescued after car crashes in ditch
EVERETT -- Rescue crews on Friday pulled a 31-year-old woman to safety after her car became trapped upside down in a ditch in Everett.Police and firefighters were summoned about 7:30 a.m. to the area of 12th Street NE, on the north end of town east of I-5, officer Aaron...
Date: 05/03/2013 | Local News
Man struck by SUV in Mukilteo
MUKILTEO -- A man is in his mid-70s was expected to survive after being struck by a sport utility vehicle Friday morning in Mukilteo.It happened just before 8 a.m. at the intersection of Possession Way and Southport Drive, Mukilteo police Cmdr. Charles Macklin said.
Date: 05/03/2013 | Local News
Fatal hit-and-run crash awaits review
INDEX -- The investigation into a fatal hit-and-run crash in Index last summer is awaiting a review by Snohomish County prosecutors.
Date: 04/30/2013 | Local News
Family speaks out against drunken driving
SEATTLE -- A Seattle man who lost his parents and whose wife and infant son were critically injured by a drunken driver is speaking out against driving under the influence.
Date: 04/30/2013 | Northwest
Couple's deaths in Snohomish River remain a mystery
SNOHOMISH -- Detectives may never know why a Snohomish-area couple's Mitsubishi Mirage went off the road into the Snohomish River last winter.
Date: 04/29/2013 | Local News
8-year-old Kitsap County girl hit by truck
BREMERTON -- An 8-year-old girl was seriously injured Sunday afternoon when she was hit by a truck while riding her bike Sunday in a neighborhood south of Port Orchard.
Date: 04/29/2013 | Northwest
Deputies fight flames after fatal Spokane Valley accident
SPOKANE VALLEY -- One man is dead after a fiery, one-car accident in which his vehicle struck a large tree in Spokane Valley.
Date: 04/29/2013 | Northwest
2 women killed in Vancouver crash
VANCOUVER, Wash. -- Police say two Vancouver women died when a pickup truck crashed into a tree and light pole early Saturday in Vancouver.The driver, 32-year-old Julie E. Deming, died at the scene and the passenger, 21-year-old Brittney K. Deter, later died at a hospital.
Date: 04/29/2013 | Northwest
Everett man injured in fatal crash in Montana
GREAT FALLS, Mont. -- Authorities say a Wolf Point man died after the vehicle he was in rolled over and crashed on Montana Highway 13.The Montana Highway Patrol said alcohol was a factor in the early Sunday crash outside of Wolf Point.
Date: 04/29/2013 | Northwest
Road worker struck by car in Everett; driver arrested
EVERETT -- A worker at a Highway 99 construction project at south Everett was hit by a car about 1:30 a.m. Friday and the driver was arrested.
Date: 04/26/2013 | Local News
Man struck on I-5 remains unidentified
EVERETT -- A man struck on I-5 in Everett in March is recovering, but police still don't know his name.
Date: 04/22/2013 | Local News
Teen dies in crash on way to high school in Olympia
OLYMPIA -- The Washington State Patrol says speed was a factor when a 17-year-old girl lost control of her car and crashed into a tree on her way to Capital High School in Olympia.The student was killed in the Monday morning crash. No one else was in her car.
Date: 04/22/2013 | Northwest
Ferndale man to serve 2 years for running over boy
BELLINGHAM -- A 28-year-old Ferndale driver is heading to prison for two years after running over a 13-year-old boy on purpose twice.
Date: 04/19/2013 | Northwest
Probe into fatal April 11 crash continues
LAKE STEVENS -- A fatal crash in Lake Stevens last week remains under investigation.
Date: 04/19/2013 | Local News
Coupeville man hospitalized after crash
COUPEVILLE -- Washington State Patrol troopers are investigating whether speed was a factor in a rollover crash Wednesday night on Highway 20.A Coupeville man, 64, reportedly drove off the highway down a grass embankment near Sherman Road. The van rolled and came to rest on...
Date: 04/18/2013 | Local News
Victim of crash near Bothell identified as Kenmore man
BOTHELL -- A man who died in a one-car crash near Bothell on Tuesday has been identified as John "Jack" Fisher, 86, of Kenmore.
Date: 04/17/2013 | Local News
Man begins sentence for fatality of pedestrian from Aberdeen
MISSOULA, Mont. — Eighteen months after a Montana man was convicted of striking and killing a pedestrian while driving drunk and under the influence of prescription drugs, he has turned himself in to begin serving his 15-year prison sentence.
Date: 04/16/2013 | Northwest
Injured mother, infant now in serious condition
SEATTLE -- A Harborview Medical Center spokeswoman says an infant and his mother who were both critically injured in an accident that killed two other members of their family are now listed in serious condition at the Seattle hospital.
Date: 04/16/2013 | Northwest
Vehicular homicide charged in fatal Tacoma crash
TACOMA -- The 17-year-old driver of a car involved in a fatal crash in Tacoma has been charged with vehicular homicide.
Date: 04/16/2013 | Northwest
Driver cited in Winlock school bus accident
WINLOCK -- The Washington State Patrol says driver inattention -- not brake failure -- is to blame for a school bus running off a road and down an embankment at Winlock.Patrol spokesman William Finn told The Daily News that the driver will be cited for running a stop sign and fined $175.
Date: 04/16/2013 | Northwest
State trooper struck on Highway 101 at Olympia
OLYMPIA -- A Washington State Patrol trooper suffered scrapes and a sore shoulder when she was knocked down by a pickup truck that grazed her on Highway 101 at Olympia.Trooper Guy Gill told The Olympian that Trooper Tricia Krantz will recover at home.
Date: 04/16/2013 | Northwest
Man, 86, dies in crash near Bothell
BOTHELL -- An elderly man died Tuesday morning after his car struck a utility pole on the 23900 block of 23rd Avenue W near Bothell.The accident was reported around 8:30 a.m. and the road was closed for about two hours while Snohomish County Sheriff's Office detectives...
Date: 04/16/2013 | Local News
Two hurt in 2-car crash near Arlington
ARLINGTON -- Two men were hurt Friday night in a crash near Arlington.The men, 22 and 37, were in a car that struck another car about 7:30 p.m. in the 24000 block of Wallitner Road, about six miles east of town.Both men were taken to local hospitals, Snohomish...
Date: 04/13/2013 | Local News
Vancouver man accused of DUI in fatal crash
VANCOUVER, Wash. -- A 20-year-old Vancouver man has been arrested for investigation of vehicular homicide, hit-and-run and drunken driving in a fatal crash.Police say he was driving a car that collided Thursday night with two pickup trucks in Vancouver, killing one of the pickup drivers.
Date: 04/12/2013 | Northwest
Wife seeks justice after car-pedestrian fatality
EVERETT -- Thousands of miles away and through the words of an interpreter, a widow pleaded for justice on Thursday.
Date: 04/12/2013 | Local News
Tumwater 13-year-old on street is run over
TUMWATER -- Police say a 13-year-old boy was lying in the street when he was struck by a pickup truck Wednesday night in Tumwater.
Date: 04/11/2013 | Northwest
Motorcycle crashes at 100 mph in Parkland
PARKLAND -- Witnesses estimate a motorcycle rider was speeding about 100 mph when he missed a turn and crashed into a logging truck early Thursday in Parkland.Pierce County sheriff's spokesman Ed Troyer told The News Tribune that a deputy two blocks away heard the crash.
Date: 04/11/2013 | Northwest
Injury crash on I-5 at Federal Way spills glue
FEDERAL WAY -- Transportation Department workers were spray-washing Interstate 5 lanes early Thursday at Federal Way hours after a truck spilled a glue resin in an injury crash.
Date: 04/11/2013 | Northwest
Man killed in crash into Lake Stevens house
LAKE STEVENS -- One man died and another was flown to a Seattle hospital with extensive injuries Thursday morning after a driver attempted to outrun police and crashed a car into a Lake Stevens home.
Date: 04/11/2013 | Local News
Service honors Indiana couple killed in Seattle crash
RUSSIAVILLE, Ind. -- Hundreds of mourners filled a north-central Indiana high school for a memorial honoring an Indiana couple struck and killed last month by a suspected drunken driver in Seattle.
Date: 04/11/2013 | Northwest
Not guilty plea in deadly Seattle DUI accident
SEATTLE -- The man accused of driving drunk when his pickup truck hit a family crossing a Seattle street pleaded not guilty Thursday at his arraignment in King County Superior Court.
Date: 04/11/2013 | Northwest
Four-car crash tangles I-5 traffic
No serious injuries were reported Thursday in a crash along northbound I-5 near the Everett Mall exit.The crash happened about 11:20 a.m.Four cars were involved. Only minor injuries, according to the Washington...
Date: 04/11/2013 | Sirens
A new life, step by step
His path was set, until one night changed everything
Date: 04/11/2013 | Local News
Photo from Sultan school bus drill
Reminder, folks: The school bus crash in Sultan today is a drill.More info in Saturday's story.Here's a picture of...
Date: 04/09/2013 | Sirens
Vehicular homicide charge in fatal wrong-way crash
SEATTLE -- A 25-year-old Tacoma man accused of driving the wrong way under the influence of alcohol and causing a fatal head-on crash on a Seattle highway has been charged with vehicular homicide.
Date: 04/06/2013 | Northwest
1 dead, kids OK in N. Illinois school bus crash
WADSWORTH, Ill. -- One person died and dozens of elementary school children were taken to hospitals Friday after a school bus crash in northern Illinois left two cars mangled and the bus on its side.
Date: 04/05/2013 | Nation & World
At least 36 killed in Nigeria bus crash
LAGOS, Nigeria -- An official says at least 36 people have been killed in a bus crash in which a gasoline tanker exploded in southwest Nigeria.The explosion happened Friday afternoon in Nigeria's Edo state.
Date: 04/05/2013 | Nation & World
Troopers shoot driver after patrol car rammed near Shoreline
SHORELINE -- A pursuit that began in south Snohomish County late Thursday night ended when police opened fire on the driver in the Shoreline area.
Date: 04/05/2013 | Local News
Pedestrian struck on I-5 improving but unable to speak
EVERETT -- A pedestrian struck on I-5 in Everett last month remains hospitalized, but his condition is improving, police said Wednesday.The Washington State Patrol and social workers at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle are working together to determine the man's...
Date: 04/03/2013 | Local News
10 injured in crash on I-82 near Yakima
YAKIMA -- The Washington State Patrol says 10 people in two cars were injured in a rear-end collision Sunday on Interstate 82 near Yakima.Troopers said one car was traveling at a slow speed when it was hit from behind.The nine adults and a 4-year-old girl were taken to hospitals in Yakima.
Date: 04/01/2013 | Northwest
Homicide charge sought in bicyclist's death
EVERETT -- A driver who struck and killed a bicyclist in south Everett last fall had a sleeping disorder and was not supposed to be behind the wheel without...
Date: 03/30/2013 | Local News
Identity of man struck on I-5 still unknown
EVERETT -- Troopers are asking for help identifying a man struck by two trucks on I-5 in Everett earlier this week.
Date: 03/29/2013 | Local News
Hit-and-run driver hits Olympia police car
OLYMPIA -- Police are trying to find the hit-and-run driver who seriously injured a pedestrian early Thursday and then crashed into several parked cars in Olympia, including a police car.
Date: 03/28/2013 | Northwest
Indiana couple ID'd as victims in fatal Seattle crash
SEATTLE -- Retired teachers from Kokomo, Ind., who moved to Seattle last month to witness the birth of their first grandchild have been killed by a suspected drunken driver.A family member said 66-year-old Dennis Shulte and 68-year-old Judith were walking with their...
Date: 03/27/2013 | Northwest
Man struck on highway in Long Beach
LONG BEACH -- The Washington State Patrol says a man was struck and critically injured Tuesday night while walking across Highway103 in Long Beach.The patrol said 27-year-old Justin Lee Woods was flown to Oregon Health & Science University Hospital in Portland.
Date: 03/27/2013 | Northwest
Witnesses sought in January crash on I-5
MOUNTLAKE TERRACE -- Washington State Patrol detectives are looking for potential witnesses in a Jan. 25 crash on I-5 in Mountlake Terrace.
Date: 03/27/2013 | Local News
Man struck on I-5 in 'very critical condition'
EVERETT -- A man struck by two pickup trucks on I-5 in Everett on Tuesday survived the night.
Date: 03/27/2013 | Local News
Two hurt in south Everett crash
Two people were taken to the hospital Tuesday night after a crash at 128th Street SW and Fourth Avenue W. in south Everett. Their injuries were described as minor.It happened about 7:30 p.m.
Date: 03/27/2013 | Sirens
Driver suspected in deadly crash had been arrested twice for DUI
SEATTLE -- Court records show the driver suspected of hitting a group of pedestrians near a Seattle middle school, killing two and gravely injuring two others -- including a 10-day-old baby -- was arrested twice recently on drunken-driving charges.
Date: 03/26/2013 | Northwest
Man struck on I-5 in Everett
EVERETT -- A man believed to be in his 30s was in critical condition Tuesday morning after being struck by at least two cars on southbound I-5 in Everett.The crash happened about 5:08 a.m. on the freeway in the area of the 75th Street SE overpass, said trooper Mark Francis...
Date: 03/26/2013 | Local News
2 pedestrians killed, 2 badly hurt in Seattle accident
SEATTLE — Police say a driver who may have been under the influence of alcohol or drugs struck four pedestrians crossing a street Monday, killing two and critically injuring two others — a woman and the infant she was carrying."This...
Date: 03/25/2013 | Northwest
1 killed in Olympia crash
OLYMPIA -- Authorities say a person has been killed in a single car crash in Olympia.Thurston County deputies reported the vehicle was traveling at a high-rate of speed when it crashed into a pole early Monday morning.
Date: 03/25/2013 | Northwest
Troopers: Loveseat takes header off bridge
SEATTLE -- The Washington State Patrol says the story of a loveseat that fell from a pickup truck and then plunged off Seattle's Ship Canal Bridge offers a lesson about unsecured loads.
Date: 03/20/2013 | Northwest
Off-duty police sergeant injured in crash
MONROE -- An off-duty Seattle police sergeant was seriously injured early Tuesday morning in a crash a few miles south of Monroe.The sergeant was driving eastbound along Highway 522 in a 1998 Ford pickup about 1:15 a.m., according to a Washington State Patrol memo.
Date: 03/19/2013 | Local News
Jefferson County sheriff's deputies collide
QUILCENE -- Two Jefferson County sheriff's cars are in the shop after they were damaged by deputies colliding.
Date: 03/19/2013 | Northwest
Gig Harbor man charged in nephew's crash death
TACOMA -- The Pierce County prosecutor's office says a Gig Harbor man charged with vehicular homicide and reckless endangerment for the crash that killed his 9-year-old nephew had about 4 ounces of marijuana in the car and blew a .194 on an alcohol breath test.
Date: 03/19/2013 | Northwest
Vehicular homicide charge urged in death of cyclist
EVERETT -- Detectives are recommending the driver who struck and killed a bicyclist in south Everett in October be charged with vehicular homicide.The Oct. 17 crash along Evergreen Way just south of SW Everett Mall Way took the life of
Date: 03/19/2013 | Local News
Man hospitalized after crash in Marysville
MARYSVILLE -- A 68-year-old motorcyclist was flown by medical helicopter to a Seattle hospital Wednesday morning after he was struck by a Subaru wagon.The crash was reported about 8 a.m. at Highway 528 and 60th Drive NE in front of Allen Creek Elementary School, Marysville...
Date: 03/13/2013 | Local News
Grant County undersheriff injured in crash
SOAP LAKE -- Grant County Undersheriff Dave Ponozzo was injured in a collision Tuesday on Highway 28 near Soap Lake.The Washington State Patrol said Ponozzo was driving a sheriff's SUV that hit a car that had stopped to make a left turn.
Date: 03/13/2013 | Northwest
Woman struck and killed in Forks
FORKS -- The Washington State Patrol says a woman walking along a road in Forks was killed Monday night by a hit-and-run driver.Troopers said Amanda Lagambina. 25. was carried 80 feet from the point of impact. She was taken to a Forks hospital where she died.
Date: 03/12/2013 | Northwest
Light pole keeps runaway dump truck off Highway 99
LYNNWOOD -- A dump truck that slammed into a light pole near Lynnwood and snarled traffic Wednesday had no driver behind the steering wheel, officials said Thursday.
Date: 03/08/2013 | Local News
Dump truck loses load, snarls traffic in Lynnwood
LYNNWOOD -- A dump truck hit a light pole near Lynnwood on Wednesday, creating a mess that messed up traffic for about 90 minutes.No one was hurt. The crash happened at 10:23 a.m. Wednesday at the intersection of Highway 99 and 148th Street SW, said Leslie Hynes, spokeswoman...
Date: 03/06/2013 | Local News
High-speed Spokane police chase ends in crash
SPOKANE -- A high-speed police chase in north Spokane Tuesday night ended in a crash.Police were trying to stop the speeding car when it hit another car at an intersection injuring the other driver.
Date: 03/06/2013 | Northwest
Woman killed in Stevens County collision
NINE MILE FALLS -- The Washington State Patrol says 72-year-old Jonina Lorene Flyckt of Nine Mile Falls was killed Tuesday night when the car in which she was riding collided head-on with a car driven by a 17-year-old on a Stevens County road.
Date: 03/06/2013 | Northwest
Man spent night in car down Seattle ravine
SEATTLE -- A man who spent the night in a wrecked car down a Seattle ravine was cold and suffering from cuts and bruises when he was found and rescued by firefighters.
Date: 03/05/2013 | Northwest
Driver in fatal Clark County crash located
BRUSH PRAIRIE -- Clark County sheriff's deputies located the driver about an hour-and-a-half after a Tuesday morning crash killed a passenger in his vehicle.
Date: 03/05/2013 | Northwest
Oak Harbor motorcyclist injured in wreck
OAK HARBOR -- An Oak Harbor man, 27, was listed in satisfactory condition Monday after crashing his motorcycle this weekend on Whidbey Island.
Date: 03/05/2013 | Local News
Chinese student posts $2M bail on fatal crash charges
SEATTLE — The family of a Chinese international student who faces a vehicular-homicide charge has posted the $2 million bail to free him from custody, presenting a cashier’s check in what authorities said was a rare occurrence.Yichun Xu,...
Date: 03/03/2013 | Northwest
Everett driver arrested after man injured in 2nd of 2 wrecks
EVERETT -- An Everett man with a suspended driver's license was arrested Thursday for investigation of vehicular assault after allegedly racing away from one crash and causing another.
Date: 03/02/2013 | Local News
Pickup strikes, kills pedestrian south of Everett
EVERETT -- A pedestrian died Friday morning after being struck by a pickup truck near Highway 99 and Admiralty Way on Airport Road, south of Everett, officials said.
Date: 03/01/2013 | Local News
Minor injuries for 2 Tacoma police officers
TACOMA -- Two Tacoma police officers suffered minor injuries when they crashed into a utility pole Wednesday night while responding to a call.Police spokeswoman Loretta Cool told The News Tribune that the police car swerved to avoid another car and sheared off the pole.
Date: 02/28/2013 | Northwest
Company denies wrongdoing in Oregon bus crash
PORTLAND, Ore. -- A Canadian tour company has again denied wrongdoing in the bus crash that killed nine passengers and injured almost 40 late last year in Eastern Oregon.
Date: 02/28/2013 | Northwest
Man struck by car along highway in Lake Stevens
LAKE STEVENS -- A man who apparently was trying to help a stranded driver was hit by a car in Lake Stevens on Tuesday night.The accident was reported around 9:30 p.m. in the 8300 block of Highway 204 in Lake Stevens.
Date: 02/27/2013 | Local News
Lynnwood man pleads guilty to fleeing fatal accident scene
LYNNWOOD -- A Lynnwood driver accused of killing a pedestrian on Highway 99 in August has pleaded guilty to fleeing the scene of a fatal accident.
Date: 02/25/2013 | Local News
Fishermen, acting on gut, find 2 girls at crash site
PORTLAND, Ore. — As their mother lay dead in the middle of the night, a 4-year-old Oregon girl dragged her seriously injured younger sister from a crashed car and the two huddled under a blanket — and waited.With the mangled car stuck...
Date: 02/21/2013 | Northwest
Idaho appellate court sides with motorist
BOISE, Idaho -- The Idaho Court of Appeals says at least two cars must be involved for someone to be charged with leaving the scene of an accident.
Date: 02/20/2013 | Northwest
Man struck by SUV on U.S. 2 dies in hospital
SEATTLE -- A cyclist struck by a sport utility vehicle along U.S. 2 in Monroe on Feb. 6 died Friday at a Seattle hospital.
Date: 02/19/2013 | Local News
Traffic deaths surged 5% in 2012, safety council says
WASHINGTON -- Traffic fatalities rose 5 percent last year, according to an analysis of preliminary state data, reversing a seven-year decline in which the number of annual traffic deaths reached their lowest level in more than six decades.
Date: 02/19/2013 | Nation & World
Don’t cut car insurance until trying ‘Crash-o-Matic’
Twice in the last few years a deer has hit my car.Yes, I meant to say the deer hit me. The animals bolted from a wooded area into my path (only one survived).
Date: 02/19/2013 | Business
Driver hit by big rig in U-turn on I-5
BLAINE -- The Washington State Patrol says an 80-year-old Canadian driver who tried to make a U-turn in the median of I-5 near Blaine ended up colliding with a commercial truck.
Date: 02/14/2013 | Northwest
One man injured in I-5 crash in Everett
A Sultan man, 25, was hospitalized Tuesday after a one-car crash along northbound I-5 in Everett, near Marine View Drive.The crash happened about 3:45 p.m., said trooper Mark Francis with the Washington State Patrol.
Date: 02/12/2013 | Sirens
Oregon bill would boost fines for drivers on phones
SALEM, Ore. -- The maximum fine for motorists caught talking on their cellphones or texting while driving would increase from $250 to $1,000 under a bill that is being considered by the Oregon Legislature, a move intended to make distracted driving a more serious crime.
Date: 02/12/2013 | Northwest
3 injured in wrong-way crash near Olympia
OLYMPIA -- The Washington State Patrol says a man who is suspected of driving under the influence went the wrong way on Highway 8 near Olympia Monday night and collided with two other cars.
Date: 02/12/2013 | Northwest
Gunshot deaths in Snohomish County
When 20 children died in the Sandy Hook shooting in Connecticut in December, many people rushed to the Internet to argue about guns. As so often happens, emotions took over. It's almost an American tradition, debating gun laws. People on both sides toss out stats.Let's...
Date: 02/10/2013 | Need to Know
Bothell woman injured in one-vehicle wreck
LYNNWOOD -- A Bothell woman, 42, suffered serious injuries Saturday after her car left the roadway and struck a tree near Lynnwood.The crash happened about 5 p.m. near the 17800 block of North Road, near Lynnwood High School, said trooper Mark Francis with the Washington...
Date: 02/09/2013 | Local News
Omak schools superintendent killed in crash
OMAK -- The Omak School District superintendent was killed in a crash on Highway 97 near Pateros.The Washington State Patrol says Arthur Himmler, 68, was trying to pass another vehicle Thursday when he lost control of his pickup truck.
Date: 02/08/2013 | Northwest
Freight train crunches commercial truck; all OK
STEVENSON -- Officials say a freight train collided with a tractor-trailer rig that landed on rail tracks in the Columbia River Gorge after veering off Washington state Highway 14 and going over an embankment.
Date: 02/07/2013 | Northwest
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