MARYSVILLE — Detectives have wrapped up their investigation into a crash that killed a Stanwood man last May after a truck pulled in front of his motorcycle on I-5.
Scott Weber, 51, was heading north in the left lane on May 19, according to the Washington State Patrol. A construction truck on the left-hand shoulder pulled out in front of Weber’s bike.
The crash snarled traffic for more than 15 miles.
Washington State Patrol investigators met with prosecutors earlier this month to discuss the case, detective Sgt. Jerry Cooper said. It is standard protocol for prosecutors to review fatal crashes. No criminal charges are expected in the case.
The driver of the construction truck has been cited for second-degree negligent driving, Cooper said. The ticket carries a $550 fine.
The truck was being used for maintenance work on the highway for a state Department of Transportation subcontractor, Cooper said.
After the crash, investigators spent months talking to witnesses, looking at road and weather conditions and inspecting the vehicles involved, he said. They had to wait for similar weather conditions to gauge speed and other factors.
They determined that the truck driver, 46, of Covington, pulled onto the freeway from the left shoulder without giving other drivers time to slow down or react. There is no evidence that drugs or alcohol were involved.
The truck likely entered the freeway at about 10 to 12 mph, Cooper said. The driver was accelerating but probably going no faster than 25 mph when the crash happened.
A medical helicopter landed on the freeway and took Weber to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, where he died later that night.
Weber’s friends told The Herald last May that he was a local biking legend who often traveled with his dog, Rubie, with her paws on the front handlebars.
Rubie survived the crash and was given to Weber’s sister.
Rikki King: 425-339-3449; rking@heraldnet.com.
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