Truck crashes into Arlington post office

Published 3:50 pm Tuesday, December 30, 2008

ARLINGTON – A pickup truck smashed into a post office building this afternoon in Arlington.

Crews were called to a U.S. Post Office building at 3621 168th St. NE around noon, Marysville Fire District spokeswoman Kristen Thorstenson said.

Firefighters found a red pickup truck that had struck the front of the building. Initial reports said people had been injured by flying debris inside the building. Medics determined nobody was hurt, Thorstenson said.

It was not immediately known what caused the wreck, Thorstenson said. Arlington police were investigating.