Police looking for SUV in fatal U.S. 2 hit-and-run

Published 6:59 pm Tuesday, June 2, 2009

EVERETT — Detectives don’t know who ran down the woman who was found dead along the U.S. 2 trestle on Monday.

They do know that the person was driving a large sport utility vehicle. The driver stopped briefly at the crash scene, then fled, according to a Washington State Patrol press release.

The woman was walking on the highway at the Home Acres Road exit when she was hit, according to a State Patrol press release. Her body was in a triangular area between the offramp and the highway and may have escaped notice by other motorists, according to the patrol.

Crews working on U.S. 2 about 2 p.m. spotted her on the eastbound offramp to Ebey Island. Investigators scouted the area for evidence trying to figure out what happened. Detectives found vehicle parts and tire marks near the body.

The woman is believed to be in her mid-20s to early 30s.

The patrol on Tuesday didn’t release a description of the suspect vehicle.

The Snohomish County medical examiner hasn’t released her name pending family notification.

Walking along a freeway is illegal and dangerous, trooper Mark Francis said. Troopers don’t often come in contact with pedestrians on U.S. 2, he said.

Katya Yefimova: 425-339-3452, kyefimova@heraldnet.com.