Teen dies after Granite Falls crash
Published 11:54 am Wednesday, December 9, 2009
GRANITE FALLS — A 16-year-old girl died after a Tuesday morning crash on Burn Road, Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Rebecca Hover said.
The teenager was a passenger in a Jeep Cherokee that collided with a Toyota 4Runner at about 7 a.m. Tuesday.
The Toyota was attempting to drive around the southbound Jeep in a no-passing zone in the 13300 block of Burn Road, Hover said. The two vehicles collided, sending the Jeep off the road, where it struck a tree.
The girl was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle with critical injuries. She died Tuesday, Hover said.
The Jeep’s driver, a 17-year-old boy, suffered minor injuries, while the Toyota’s driver escaped injury.
Investigators believe speed and improper passing were factors in the crash, which remains under investigation, Hover said.
