Victims of deadly Clearview crash are identified

SNOHOMISH — Snohomish County sheriff’s officials are still investigating a hit-and-run crash that killed two people Sunday in the Clearview area.

The medical examiner’s office identified the victims as Jason David Carney, 19, of Snohomish, the driver of a 1989 Chevrolet Cavalier, and Alina Marie Christianson, 20, of Bothell, a passenger.

Carney died of severe head injuries and a severed aorta. Christianson died of a brain hemorrhage and a broken neck.

The occupants of the other vehicle, a 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse, fled on foot. A police dog tried unsuccessfully to track them, sheriff’s officials said. The crash occurred early Sunday morning at 180th Street SE and W. Interurban Boulevard.

In a separate crash, the medical examiner said Alex Leon Johnston, 34, of the Marysville area died late Friday night when he lost control of his all-terrain vehicle, and it struck a speed limit sign and some rocks. He died of a skull fracture and a bruised brain from a severe impact to his head.

That crash occurred about 10:30 p.m. in the 1500 block of 150th Place NW.

Lynnwood

HOV lanes opened: Striping crews have opened the newest segment of HOV lanes north of Canyon Park on I-405.

Crews have been striping the southbound portion nightly since Thursday and opened the completed segment Monday.

The entire three-mile project is months ahead of schedule and provides the final link in completing the HOV system on the Eastside. This final link extends the HOV lanes from the Highway 527 interchange in Canyon Park, north to Lynnwood, where I-405 joins I-5. The original anticipated opening was this fall.

Crews are ahead of schedule because of a commitment to finding faster ways to approach the project, such as grouping similar types of work efforts. Crews also worked the entire year instead of shutting down for the winter rainy season.

By the end of the project, I-405 will have one continuous, uninterrupted HOV lane. The completion of this segment is anticipated to reduce the daily number of hours of "stop and go" traffic in the area.

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