EVERETT – An elderly man was struck by a car Sunday night while crossing Highway 99 near Airport Road.
The man, 81, was outside the crosswalk about 9:20 p.m. when he was hit by a northbound car, according to the State Patrol.
The man was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, where he was in critical condition. The driver, a 51-year-old Bothell man, was not hurt, according to the State Patrol.
Darrington: Injured hiker airlifted off peak
A Snohomish County sheriff’s search and rescue crew airlifted an injured hiker from Sloan Peak Saturday.
The Marysville man, 30, was hiking with friends when he was struck and partially covered by falling rocks, according to the sheriff’s office. His hiking companions removed the rocks from the man, who had pelvis and head injuries.
Rescuers found the team at 6,200 feet on Sloan Peak, south of Darrington. A Lake Stevens medic riding with the sheriff’s helicopter crew assisted the injured hiker, who was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
A member of the search-and-rescue crew hurt his ankle during the response. The rescue team spent the night on the mountain because of the steep and rocky terrain. The injured rescuer was airlifted from the mountain Sunday. He was treated and released at an Everett hospital.
Lynnwood: Man killed in accident is identified
A man who was killed after being hit by a minivan on Highway 99 has been identified as Patrick Joel McGrath.
McGrath, 47, died of blunt force injury to the head and torso Sept. 18, according to the Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Office. His death was ruled an accident.
McGrath was apparently crossing the road in the 18900 block of Highway 99 about 2:30 a.m. when he was hit by the van driven by a Lynnwood man.
McGrath was apparently thrown under a truck and died at the scene. The driver was not injured.
Monroe: Firefighters battle log cabin blaze
Firefighters battled a fire in the shake roof of a two-story log cabin Monday north of Monroe.
The residential fire was at 241st Avenue SE.
The cause of the fire is being investigated by the Snohomish County Fire Marshal’s office.
Firefighters from Monroe, Snohomish, Sultan, Clearview, Lake Roesiger and Duvall took part.
Marysville: Police plan meeting on sex offender
The Marysville Police Department will hold a public meeting about a sex offender moving into the 800 block of State Avenue.
Gary L. Davis, 45, was convicted of second-degree rape in 1987 and convicted five years later of two counts of communicating with a minor for immoral purposes.
Davis is a Level 2 offender, indicating that police officials believe he has a moderate risk to commit another sex offense.
The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Marysville Public Safety Building, 1635 Grove St.
From Herald staff reports
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