EVERETT – A man was seriously injured Friday when the motorcycle he was driving was struck by a van, Everett police reported.
The man, who suffered significant fractures, was being treated at Providence Everett Medical Center’s Colby campus, Everett firefighters said.
The accident occurred about 6 p.m. when both vehicles were traveling on 52nd Street SE and the van clipped the motorcycle at Claremont Way, Everett police said.
Witnesses said the van sped away, driving in a reckless manner. One witness followed the van, which went five or six blocks before it was abandoned. Police impounded the van and the motorcycle.
Whidbey Island: Man dies after car hits tree
A 33-year-old man died when the car he was driving crashed into a tree about two miles west of Freeland.
Ryan David Howard of Greenbank was driving north on Bush Point Road about 11:30 p.m. Thursday when he failed to make at a curve, the Washington State Patrol said. His car crossed the centerline and crashed near the intersection of Adams Road.
He died at the scene, troopers said.
From Herald staff reports
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