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Wrongway driver killed in crash on Interstate 5

Story Highlights:
One killed in Marysville car accident
Motor vehicle collision caused by driving wrong way
Interstate 5 southbound lanes blocked for 4 hours

Date: February 18, 2011, 02/18/2011
Location: Marysville, Snohomish County, Washington
Type: Car accident, Motor vehicle collision
Outcome: One dead

Friday morning around 5 AM, a driver was going north in the southbound lanes of Interstate 5 near Marysville and collided with two other vehicles. The driver, a 43-year-old man, was killed instantly.

The two other drivers, a man from Marysville and a woman from Stanwood, were seriously injured and were both taken to Providence Regional Medical Center.

Traffic was reported to be backed up for more than four miles and the southbound lanes of Interstate 5 were closed four about 4 hours.

The accident is still under investigation and no details as to the cause of the collision or why the driver was going the wrong way have been released by Washington State Patrol.

Marysville Fatal Accident Statistics for 2008
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 3
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1

Seattle Car Accident Lawyers
If you or a family member has suffered as the result of a car accident, Seattle car accident attorney Chris Davis can help you. The Davis Law Group understands the devastation that can occur as a result of being in a serious auto accident and are committed to helping car accident, trucking accident, and motorcycle accident victims recover the just and fair compensation they are entitled to receive under the law.



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