ARLINGTON – A Lynnwood woman arrested on suspicion of vehicular homicide was allegedly driving drunk when she caused a fatal crash on Highway 9 on Sunday, according to the State Patrol.
The woman apparently crossed the center line and struck a car driven by Matthew Rubio, 20, of Arlington, the State Patrol reported.
He was headed south on Highway 9 about 1:49 a.m. Sunday when he saw the oncoming car and moved over to the shoulder in an attempt to avoid the collision. He died from injuries sustained in the accident.
The woman, 23, appeared to be intoxicated at the scene, Trooper Lance Ramsay said. She was not injured.
A passenger in Rubio’s car, Ryan Tucker, 18, of Arlington, was injured. He was taken to Cascade Valley Hospital in Arlington, where he was treated and released.
Index: Missing hiker rescued after phone call
A missing hiker was rescued Monday morning after spending the night on a steep slope near Lake Serene.
The man, 30, was separated from his family during a day hike, Snohomish County Sgt. Danny Wikstrom said. The hiker called for help using his cell phone and directed a Snohomish County Volunteer Search and Rescue helicopter to his location.
Rescuers were unable to reach him Sunday, so they lowered a portable radio and a supply pack to him, Wikstrom said.
Two members of Everett Mountain Rescue reached him Monday, but the terrain was too hazardous to lead him out. With the man attached to a harness and a 170-foot line, the helicopter lifted him out and transported him to Index.
He was not injured.
Everett: Smoke was from wood waste fire
A fire deep inside a large debris woodpile created a haze of smoke in northwest Everett on Monday.
Firefighters were called out to the fire at United Wood Products in the 4000 block of Railway Avenue. The business takes waste wood, grinds it up and ships it to Kimberly-Clark, where it is burned as fuel.
The fire was burning within a large pile of wood. Firefighters continued to douse it with water through the day and brought in heavy equipment to extinguish the blaze.
No buildings were damaged, and no one was hurt. Firefighters spent the day putting out the fire deep inside the large woodpile. The smoke in the area could last for a day or two, a fire official said.
The cause of the fire is under investigation, but it could have been caused by spontaneous combustion.
Corrections worker gets jail for pointing gun
A Snohomish County Superior Court judge on Monday sentenced a former Monroe Reformatory corrections officer to one month in jail for pointing an unloaded gun at two colleagues.
Jim I. Larson, 58, had pleaded guilty to one count of custodial assault July 16. The crime is a felony.
He was sitting in a patrol vehicle at the Monroe Prison Complex when he pointed his duty weapon, a 9 mm semiautomatic pistol, at the face of a woman corrections officer, according to court documents. The woman feared she was about to be shot.
A second woman officer who heard what happened told investigators Larson also pointed the gun in her direction.
The incident occurred Nov. 14. Larson, a corrections officer for 11 years, lost his job as a result.
Teen charged with vehicular homicide
A 16-year-old boy has been charged with vehicular homicide in the March 23 death of Woodway High School student Jemae Kolodziejczyk-Uruo.
The boy was allegedly driving at least 65 mph in a 25-mph zone when his car slammed into a utility pole in the 24100 block of 116th Avenue W. in Woodway, according to charges filed Monday in Snohomish County Juvenile Court.
Kolodziejczyk-Uruo, one of his passengers, died on the way to the hospital. She was 16.
Snohomish County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Laura Twitchell has requested that the boy be treated as an adult and his case be transferred to Superior Court.
A hearing and the boy’s arraignment are scheduled for Sept. 13.
Edmonds: Police arrest man after standoff
EDMONDS – A man barricaded himself inside an apartment after police attempted to arrest him for several warrants.
A Lynnwood officer was searching for the man, who had eight misdemeanor warrants, at an Edmonds apartment near 239th Street SW and 84th Avenue W. The officer along with an Edmonds officer attempted to arrest the man, who refused to come outside.
Two other people inside the apartment voluntarily came out. There was some indication that the man was armed, Lynnwood Cmdr. Paul Watkins said.
The South Snohomish County SWAT team was called in and kicked in the door. The man was taken into custody without injury. He was taken to Stevens Hospital for an evaluation.
The man appeared to have overdosed on a prescription drug he was taking for an apparent mental issue, said Edmonds Sgt. Mark Marsh. The man had a knife and threatened to use it on himself. He was incoherent when the arrest was finally made. He could face obstruction charges.
Marysville: Home builder dies in fall
A construction worker died after falling from a wall at a job site Monday.
The man, whose identity was not released Monday, was framing a residence at 14921 22nd Ave. W.
He fell from atop a 10 to 12-foot wall, Marysville Fire District spokesman Nathan Trauernicht said. It was unclear why the man fell, he said.
The man, 45, had serious head injuries. Co-workers performed CPR and medics took over when they arrived, Trauernicht said.
The man died at the construction site.
From Herald staff reports
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