EVERETT, Wash. — Washington State Patrol is investigating a deadly crash on Interstate 5 in Everett on Tuesday evening.
According to the Everett Fire Department (EFD), the car crash caused a brush fire along I-5 at 41st Street.
The fire burned several feet of dry grass and was put out quickly. It doesn’t appear that the fire spread to any structures.
A 45-year-old man from Marysville was killed in the crash, according to EFD and the Washington State Patrol. A 3-year-old girl and a 45-year-old woman, also from Marysville, were injured and taken to Providence Everett Hospital.
According to Everett Fire, the vehicle flipped multiple times and came to rest on a railing. The force of the crash caused the engine block to separate from the vehicle. That engine block landed in a field, which caused a brush fire, EFD said.
A press release from the Washington State Patrol (WSP) lists the cause as “speeds too fast for conditions.”
The investigation is ongoing.
The I-5 on-ramp from 41st was closed, along with South 3rd Avenue between 41st Street and Smith Avenue.
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