Two teens killed, two injured after car hits tree
Published 9:00 pm Monday, March 13, 2006
LANGLEY – Two teenagers were killed and two others injured Monday afternoon when their vehicle went off a road and slammed into a tree near Langley on south Whidbey Island.
The Washington State Patrol identified the two who died at the scene as 18-year-old Jayson Jelinek and 17-year-old Kelly Frantz, both of Freeland.
Another passenger, Micah Petrich, 17, also of Freeland, was airlifted with serious injuries to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. A fourth person, Miles Sanstad, 17, was treated for minor injuries at Whidbey General Hospital.
The white 1985 Honda Accord was westbound on Third Street when it went out of control and left the roadway to the right at Anthes Avenue before striking a tree, the State Patrol reported.
Bothell: Police search for robbery suspect
Police were searching for a man suspected of breaking into two houses and making off with one homeowner’s vehicle.
The robbery spree began about 1 a.m. Sunday when the man armed with a gun forced his way into a house in the 22800 block of Seventh Avenue SE.
The man reportedly fired one shot into the house but no one was injured.
Police believe the man specifically targeted the house because he was looking for specific items he believed were inside. He ran off when someone else came to the house.
The man reportedly forced his way into another house about eight blocks away. The man drove off in the homeowner’s green 1999 Subaru Impreza, Washington license number 518 URY.
Anyone who spots the car is asked to call 911 immediately. Anyone with information about the robberies is asked to call the tip line at 425-487-5551.
Monroe: Space heater fire damages vacant RV
A fire damaged a recreational vehicle on S. Blakely Street Sunday, fire officials reported Monday.
It appears that the fire was started by a portable space heater that ignited nearby combustibles. No one was in the motor home at the time of the fire, and no injuries were reported. Damage was estimated at $55,000.
Fires inside recreational vehicles are becoming more common as people install heaters to keep vehicle pipes from freezing, said Audrey Duncan, public educator for Snohomish County Fire District 3.
Fire officials encourage residents not to put anything within 3 feet of heaters to prevent fires.
From Herald staff reports
