Crash near Stanwood kills man, suspect in custody

Published 11:20 am Saturday, July 6, 2024

STANWOOD — A man was killed in an apparent hit-and-run crash about 5 miles outside of Stanwood on Friday night.

At around 9:20 p.m. Friday, Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a car crash along Pioneer Highway south of Sunday Lake. A man, a passenger in the vehicle, was ejected from the Cadillac Escalade and killed.

Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Lt. Craig Hess said the incident was being investigated as a hit-and-run. Hess said a man was in custody in connection with the crash. It was unknown whether drugs or alcohol played a part in the crash, Hess said.

Correction: A previous version of this story misstated the gender of the person who died in the crash.

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