SNOHOMISH — A driver who crashed into a traffic pole and died Sunday had reportedly fled from state troopers moments earlier.
Around 12:45 a.m., a 31-year-old man was driving west “at a high rate of speed” on Second Street, according to the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office.
As the driver approached an intersection, a pickup driver was turning left to go south on Maple Avenue, police said. The man tried to pass the white pickup as it turned. The man collided with the front bumper of the truck, causing him to crash into the traffic light pole, according to the sheriff’s office.
Crash scene photos showed the car was obliterated.
The driver was pronounced dead at the scene, near Triangle Bait & Tackle. No other passengers were in his car. The 63-year-old driver of the pickup was not injured.
Just before the crash, Washington State Patrol troopers had tried to stop the driver on U.S. 2. The car fled from troopers near 88th Street SE. Troopers didn’t pursue him, according to the sheriff’s office.
The Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Office will identify the deceased.
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