Bryant wreck kills teen driver

Published 6:02 pm Monday, December 28, 2009

BRYANT — The car that crashed Sunday afternoon while carrying five teenagers may have been speeding 50 mph over the posted limit, Snohomish County sheriff’s spokeswoman Rebecca Hover said today.

Detectives believe the Acura sedan topped 85 mph in a 35 mph zone, Hover said.

The 19-year-old Arlington man driving the car was pronounced dead at the scene, Hover said.

Update: See a newer version of this story for more information about the crash and the driver who was killed.

A 17-year-old boy from Camano Island was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. He remained in critical condition this morning, Hover said.

Another 19-year-old Arlington man airlifted to Harborview Medical Center was in serious condition, Hover said.

Two 15-year-old girls were treated at a local hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries, Hover said.

The accident occurred in the 28200 block of 15th Avenue NE at about 2 p.m. Sunday.

The four-door sedan was headed southbound when it left the road and flipped.

Two passengers were thrown from the car, while firefighters had to remove parts of the vehicle to get a third out.

Postings to social network sites this morning indicated that the crash victims were friends from the Stanwood area.