MILL CREEK — Traffic on northbound I-405 north of the interchange at Highway 527 was backed up eight miles Wednesday afternoon when a crash blocked the freeway.
Northbound lanes were blocked around 4:10 p.m. when a car going north went off the roadway and struck an unoccupied Ford Ranger parked on the right shoulder, Washington State Patrol trooper Keith Leary said. The empty pickup truck went airborne and landed in the middle of the roadway.
Medics drove a Lynnwood couple in their 80s to a hospital as a precaution. “They are lucky they didn’t get hurt more,” Leary said.
All lanes reopened around 5:20 p.m., according to the state Department of Transportation.
Talk to us
> Give us your news tips.
> Send us a letter to the editor.
> More Herald contact information.
