Man, 86, dies in crash near Bothell

Published 11:12 am Tuesday, April 16, 2013

BOTHELL — An elderly man died Tuesday morning after his car struck a utility pole on the 23900 block of 23rd Avenue W near Bothell.

The accident was reported around 8:30 a.m. and the road was closed for about two hours while Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office detectives conducted a collision investigation.

The driver, 86, was taken to a local hospital where he died.

Investigators do not have conclusive information about the cause of the accident, sheriff’s office spokeswoman Shari Ireton said.

Cause and manner of death, as well as identity of the driver, will be determined by the Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Office.

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