Four people injured in suspected DUI crash near Lynnwood

Published 6:30 am Sunday, September 5, 2021

LYNNWOOD — Four people were injured and hospitalized Saturday night after a two-vehicle crash on Highway 99.

A Grandview man, 31, and two passengers were in a Volkswagen Jetta driving south around 11:30 p.m. on the highway when he allegedly crossed the median and hit a northbound minivan head-on just south of Lincoln Way, according to the Washington State Patrol.

The Jetta driver and one of his passengers were taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle for their injuries. The other passenger was driven to Providence Regional Medical Center Everett. None reportedly wore a seatbelt when the vehicles collided, according to the Washington State Patrol.

The minivan driver, a 38-year-old Everett woman, was taken to Providence Regional Medical Center Everett.

Washington State Patrol was investigating the cause of the crash but believed alcohol or drugs were involved.