Crime & Safety
Seattle Man Dies In I-5 Motorcycle Crash
The crash happened near downtown Seattle on Friday night, according to Washington State Patrol.
SEATTLE, WA - A 22-year-old Seattle man died in a single-vehicle crash along I-5 Friday night in the downtown area. The crash happened near 8:15 p.m. Friday in the northbound express lanes of I-5 near Mercer Street, according to Washington State Patrol.
Police said that Aaron T. Rosen lost control of his 1981 Yamaha XJ650HB motorcycle and crashed into the jersey barrier along the left side of the roadway. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The cause of the accident was still under investigation on Friday night. The accident and subsequent investigation blocked the northbound lanes for almost four hours.
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