Crime & Safety
Woman, 20, Dies After Driving Into Woods Along I-405
State patrol report the car drove 150 feet through brush and then crash into a tree.
BOTHELL, WA - A car traveling on northbound I-405 north of NE 195th Street careened off the embankment and fell 150 feet Sunday evening. Washington State Patrol said the driver, a 20-year-old Mukilteo woman, died in the crash. Currently the collision is partially blocking the right lane, WSDOT reported.
State Patrol said the car left the roadway at about 7:30 p.m. and traveled through roughly 150 feet of brush before striking a tree. The car, a 2012 Hyundai Veloster, was not visible from the roadway. The wreck is under investigation.
The crash occurred near the merge with SR 522. (For more local news, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts and newsletters from Washington Patch, click here to find your local Washington Patch. Also, follow us on Facebook , and if you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)
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#Update for NB 405 north of 195th fatal. One car with female driver deceased. Vehicle 150ft off road over embankment. More info to come.
— Trooper Rick Johnson (@wspd2pio) November 6, 2017
On I-405 northbound just north of NE 195th St there is a collision partially blocking the right lane.
— WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) November 6, 2017
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