Driver in critical condition after I-5 crash near Stanwood

Published 12:28 pm Wednesday, September 1, 2021

STANWOOD — A driver was airlifted in critical condition Wednesday to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after driving a car off southbound I-5 near Stanwood, according to Washington State Patrol.

The car veered off I-5 near Highway 532 into an embankment around 11 a.m. Wednesday, said trooper William Glahn. Southbound I-5 was closed for the airlift for about half an hour.

The cause of the crash was being investigated, Glahn said.