ARLINGTON — A jogger struck by the side mirror of a passing truck has died of his injuries at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
William A. Heckman, 43, of Bellingham was running near the fog line Thursday along Highway 9 south of 172nd Street NE. He was airlifted to Seattle in critical condition and died Friday night.
An autopsy is scheduled Monday at the King County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Smoking fire: A fire ignited by smoldering cigarettes caused damage estimated at $15,000 Saturday to a home in the 4800 block of 132nd Place SE, east of Murphy’s Corner.
The fire was reported about 3:22 a.m. at the home of a family of four, Snohomish County Fire District 1 spokeswoman Leslie Hynes said. Three of the residents were asleep when one who was watching a movie smelled smoke and got the others out of the house, she said.
Snohomish County fire marshal’s investigators determined the fire appeared to be caused by cigarettes that fell from a deck into a woodpile, igniting the wood and eventually the outside wall.
The family had a place to stay and the house is insured, Hynes said.
Burn Foundation fund-raiser: Firefighters from Snohomish County Fire District 14 will be at the Stanwood Haggens supermarket from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today raising money for the Northwest Burn Foundation, which helps support burn victims.
National Fire Prevention Week is today through Saturday. The district wants to remind parents to talk to their children about fire safety, district spokesman Christian Davis said.
"They should understand that real fires are not like the fire you see in the movies," Davis said. "Real fires burn hotter, darker and faster than most people realize, especially children."
Firefighters suggest that parents:
For more information about talking to children about fire safety, call the district’s public education division at 360-652-1246 or 425-754-4342.
From Herald staff reports
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