Man, 22, dies after crashing into power pole near Lake Goodwin

He lost control of his car on West Lake Goodwin Road, police say. A 15-year-old girl had minor injuries.

LAKE GOODWIN — A man, 22, died Saturday and a teenage girl was injured when he crashed near Lake Goodwin, just north of Tulalip.

Around 2:30 p.m., the man was driving in the 14900 block of West Lake Goodwin Road when he lost control, Snohomish County sheriff’s detectives found. He left the road, hit several rocks and crashed into a power pole, according to a news release sent Monday. The impact ejected him from the vehicle.

Deputies found the man dead at the scene. A passenger, a 15-year-old girl, was taken to Providence Regional Medical Center Everett with minor injuries, according to the sheriff’s office.

The Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Office will identify the deceased.

The road was closed for hours while detectives investigated the crash.

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