Alcohol not believed to be factor in fatal crash

SILVANA — Investigators don’t believe alcohol was a factor in the one-car rollover accident in Silvana on Sunday that took the life of a 16-year-old Camano Island boy.

Anthony Comstock died from head injuries, according to the Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Snohomish County sheriff’s collision detectives are investigating the crash, which took place about noon along Pioneer Highway near Norman Road, south of Stanwood.

Five other people were injured in the accident. Police don’t believe any other vehicles were involved. No other details have been made public.

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