Local News

Published 9:00 pm Sunday, October 22, 2006

LYNNWOOD – A woman driving four children in a minivan crossed several lanes of traffic on Highway 99 and drove over a sidewalk and into a limousine business in Lynnwood on Sunday afternoon.

The building was filled with smoke and the van’s engine was still running when firefighters arrived around 4 p.m., said Leslie Hynes, public information officer for Snohomish County Fire District 1.

The children, ranging in age from 2 to 14, were treated for minor injuries at Providence Everett Medical Center’s Colby and Pacific campuses, Hynes said.

Washington State Patrol trooper Kirk Rudeen said the 28-year-old Lynnwood woman was driving north when she crossed the highway in the 15300 block of Highway 99.

There is no indication that she was drinking before the accident, he said. The case remains under investigation.

Oak Harbor: Man dies in crash on Highway 20

A 62-year-old man died Friday afternoon in a traffic accident about a mile south of Oak Harbor, according to the Washington State Patrol.

Rodney Popken of Oak Harbor was driving north about 4:40 p.m. on Highway 20 when his car crossed the centerline, spun around and was struck by an oncoming vehicle, the State Patrol said.

Popken died at the scene.

A Silverdale woman who was driving the other car was treated for injuries at Whidbey General Hospital.

From Herald staff reports