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Marysville man airlifted to Seattle hospital

MARYSVILLE — Paramedics took a man in his 50s to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle by helicopter Wednesday morning after a medical emergency in his home, officials said.

The man lived near Allen Creek Elementary School and suffered a head wound, Marysville Fire District spokeswoman Stephanie Price said.

The helicopter landed in the playing field at the school. The man’s condition was not available Wednesday afternoon.

Everett: No injuries as fire destroys garage

A small garage was destroyed by fire Wednesday morning in Everett. No one was hurt.

The fire broke out sometime before 8:40 a.m. in the 2500 block of Cleveland Avenue. Firefighters found a detached garage engulfed in flames. The blaze was extinguished but the garage was gutted, Everett Assistant Fire Chief Glen Martinsen said.

The loss was estimated at $8,000.

The garage appeared to have been used as a sleeping quarters. The fire likely was caused by a heater, Martinsen said.

Arlington: Woman charged in collision

A 22-year-old Arlington woman was charged Wednesday with two counts of vehicular assault after she reportedly drove drunk the wrong way on the freeway Nov. 17 and collided head-on with a car traveling in the opposite direction.

Four people in the other car were injured when Patricia Christine Flood’s Honda collided with a southbound Nissan on I-5 north of the Arlington exit, deputy prosecutor Ed Stemler said in charging papers. Flood had a blood-alcohol level more than twice the legal limit when she was treated at a hospital, Stemler said.

A third vehicle also was damaged when it struck the wreckage, Stemler said.

Stemler is asking for $20,000 bail for Flood, who was cited for drunken driving three months after the I-5 collision. He also wants a judge to order her not to drive unless the vehicle has a breath-testing device that would prevent her from starting the car after drinking.

From Herald staff reports