Rucker reopened after hot rod crash
Published 3:06 pm Friday, May 30, 2008
EVERETT — A serious injury accident between a 1923 Model T Roadster and a minivan closed Rucker Avenue between 40th Street and 43nd Street for several hours.
The street was closed until about 2:30 p.m. as collision detectives investigated the crash that sent a man in his 50s to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle with serious head injuries, officials said.
Around 11:15 this morning the high-performance Model T crashed head-on into a late model minivan in the intersection of Rucker and 42nd, Everett police Sgt. Robert Goetz said.
Witnesses said the hot rod driver had burned rubber and might have been showing off as he headed south on Rucker. The Model T driver apparently swerved into northbound traffic to avoid hitting a car that was turning left onto 42nd, Goetz said.
The man was ejected from the antique car and landed about 15 feet away. He was seriously injured.
The driver of the minivan, an Everett man, 45, was not hurt, Goetz said.
Anyone who witnessed the crash is asked to call the Everett police tip line at 425-257-8450.
