I-5 south vehicle crash that killed pedestrian snarled traffic near Marysville
Mar 3, 2024, 7:17 PM | Updated: Mar 29, 2024, 1:39 pm
After an I-5 south vehicle crash on Sunday, March 3, 2024, a traffic sign the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) camera captured at milepost 199.8 told drivers to "expect major delays" after a "major collision." (Image courtesy of WSDOT real-time cameras)
(Image courtesy of WSDOT real-time cameras)
One person was killed in an Interstate 5 (I-5) south vehicle crash involving a pedestrian, the (WSP) reported Sunday evening.
The incident resulted in multiple lanes being blocked and traffic only getting by in the far left lane, WSP Public Information Officer Kelsey Harding , formerly known as Twitter, just before 6 p.m. Sunday.
The (WSDOT) Sunday night shortly after 9 p.m. that the accident had been cleared and all lanes were reopened .
The accident occurred at milepost 197.5 on I-5, which is the 37th Street NE exit south of Marysville.
At 6:21 p.m., the (WSDOT) reported .
A traffic sign captured at milepost 199.8 told drivers to “expect major delays” after a “major collision.” The image was up at 8:10 p.m. Sunday, but the message on the sign was removed at some point Sunday night.
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In her earlier X post, Harding asked for drivers and travelers to “be patient while troopers on scene investigate this tragic collision.”
馃毃馃毃S5 MP197 there is a 1 vehicle/pedestrian fatality collision blocking lanes 1 and 2. Traffic is getting by in the far left lane. Please be patient while troopers on scene investigate this tragic collision.
鈥� Trooper Kelsey Harding (@wspd7pio)
I-5 south vehicle crash was fairly close to where WSP trooper was killed
Sunday’s incident on I-5 south came fewer than 48 hours after a WSP trooper was killed early Saturday after his car was struck by a speeding vehicle on I-5 south, also near Marysville.
On Saturday afternoon, WSP announced Christopher Gadd, 27, from Pasco, Washington, was killed when a speeding driver hit his vehicle that was parked on the shoulder of the highway.
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A Lynnwood man, 32, was arrested and charged with vehicular homicide. He was booked into the Snohomish County jail.
Gadd is survived by his wife Cammryn and a two-year-old daughter, Kaelynn.
The incident happened around 3 a.m. and caused massive traffic backups along I-5 for most of Saturday morning. I-5 south from 136th Street to 116 Street was closed for several hours.
“We have noticed more aggressive driving over the past 3-4 years since the pandemic,” WSP Chief John Batiste said Saturday during a news conference detailing what happened to Gadd. “We ask that you ease up on the gas and be more aware of your surroundings.”
Contributing: Bill Kaczaraba
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