MONROE — An interim superintendent will take charge of the Monroe Correctional Complex starting on Tuesday, according to the state Department of Corrections.
Superintendent Ken Quinn, who has been in charge of the state’s largest prison complex in Monroe since 2005, is to undergo a medical treatment. He is scheduled to be assigned to special re-entry projects at the department’s Everett field office.
Dan Pacholke will serve as an interim superintendent in Monroe during Quinn’s absence. Pacholke now works as the superintendent at Stafford Creek Corrections Center near Aberdeen. Associate superintendent Pat Glebe will be temporarily promoted to the superintendent of the corrections center.
Lynnwood: Accident sends 3 to hospital
Three people were taken to a Seattle hospital after a late morning crash Thursday on Highway 99 near 176th Street SW, officials said.
Witnesses told police that a man was driving erratically when he drifted from the left-turn lane into oncoming traffic about 11:30 a.m. in the 17300 block of Highway 99, Lynnwood police spokeswoman Shannon Sessions said.
The driver who apparently caused the crash suffered serious injuries. An elderly couple in the car that was hit was taken to the hospital for observation. All three went to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Sessions said.
Their conditions was not immediately available Thursday afternoon.
Traffic was diverted around the wreck for several hours as police investigated.
It’s still unclear what caused the accident, Sessions said.
Arlington: Man injured in three-car accident
A 41-year-old Mount Vernon man was badly hurt in a three-car accident south of Arlington Thursday afternoon.
The man was driving a Toyota pickup and was ejected through the windshield after he rear-ended a GMC Yukon, which in turn rear-ended another vehicle. The Toyota driver had head and other injuries and was taken by helicopter to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. His condition was not immediately available.
The accident happened after 4 p.m. and temporarily closed all lanes near the 6200 block of 172nd Street NE, also known as Highway 531, Arlington Fire Department Capt. Dave Kraski said.
The driver of the Yukon, a 60-year-old Arlington man, was taken to Cascade Hospital for treatment of neck and back pain, Arlington spokeswoman Kristin Banfield said.
Accident investigators detoured traffic around the crash site and kept the road closed for a few hours. The accident is still under investigation.
Bothell: Former mayor of city dies
Former Bothell Mayor Carlton “Bud” Ericksen died this week.
Ericksen was a member of one of Bothell’s pioneer families and served as mayor from 1969 to 1973.
“The city of Bothell mourns the loss of one of our most beloved citizens in Bud Ericksen,” Bothell Mayor Mark Lamb said in a statement. “Former Mayor Ericksen served this city with distinction and earned the respect and admiration of his fellow citizens during his long and distinguished life.”
Ericksen played center for the University of Washington football team, and scored a 32-yard touchdown on a lateral in the team’s win at the 1938 Pineapple Bowl.
A funeral service is planned at 10:30 a.m. April 23 at the Bothell United Methodist Church, 18515 92nd Ave. NE, Bothell. The city plans to lower its flags that day, Lamb said.
Donations can be made in honor of Ericksen to the Bothell Historical Society, P.O. Box 313, Bothell, WA 98041.
Edmonds: $40,000 in house fire damages
A house fire Thursday afternoon caused about $40,000 in damage to a rambler in the 9600 block of 240th Place SW in Edmonds.
No one was injured in the blaze.
Crews arrived at 2:23 p.m. to find heavy smoke and fire pouring from the bedroom loft above the garage, Edmonds Fire Battalion Chief Doug Dahl said. The fire was contained to the garage area, he said.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
From Herald staff reports
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