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Detectives Seek Information about Fatal Collision

 

 

EVERETT, Wash. – Collision Investigation Unit detectives are looking for information about the fatal collision that occurred last week which killed two men and two juvenile females on the Tulalip Reservation. 

Specifically, they are looking for witnesses to the incident or surveillance video of the truck from around 1:30 a.m. on August 18th through the time the accident was reported later that morning (3:30 a.m.). 

Detectives are seeking this information to help piece together what may have caused the incident, as well as additional evidence to aid in their investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff’s Office anonymous tip line at 425-388-3845.

The incident occurred at the 7500 block of Totem Beach Rd. The pickup truck with the four victims went off the roadway, over a concrete embankment, and into a fisheries rearing pond.  All four died at the scene. 

Report Finds Weakness In Seattle’s Ability To Respond To Oil Train Mishap

By Ashley Ahearn, KUOW

 

A new report by public safety agencies highlights several weaknesses in Seattle’s ability to respond to an oil train accident.

The report to the Seattle City Council was complied by the Seattle Fire Department and the Office of Emergency Management.

At the top of the report’s list of concerns: the 100 year old tunnel that runs through the middle of downtown Seattle. The report said that the lack of safety systems in the Great Northern tunnel will present significant challenges to first responders.

Next on the list: landslides along Puget Sound. The stretch of track between Seattle and Everett has banks that are prone to slides.

The report also found Seattle’s Citizen Notification System to be outdated. City officials could have to go door to door alerting residents in person in the event of an oil train emergency.

Train tracks are usually located in flat areas. In King County, that can also mean areas that are prone to liquefaction during an earthquake, the report found.

BNSF Railway spokeswoman Courtney Wallace did not respond to an interview request. She previously told Crosscut.com via email that the report’s recommendations were under review. She later added that BNSF is working to connect its communication system in the tunnel with a system the fire department uses and that the company is also making plans to provide mobile fan units at both tunnel-ends.

A BNSF Railway oil train derailed in Seattle in July. No oil was spilled.

Especially volatile crude from the Bakken oil fields in North Dakota is being transported by rail to refineries and ports throughout North America — including in the Northwest. Between 8 and 13 oil trains traveling through Seattle each week, according to rail industry reports made public this year.

Tulalip cyclist hit by car is on life support

Herald staff

SEATTLE — A Tulalip man remained on life support Wednesday after being struck by a car while riding a bicycle the night before.

Joseph Harvey, 35, was being treated at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, said his brother, John Harvey.

Joseph Harvey is a tribal member and attended Arlington High School, according to his family.

He was in critical condition Wednesday, hospital officials said.

The collision was reported about 6:45 p.m. Tuesday along 35th Avenue NE, just west of I-5.

The Snohomish County sheriff’s collision detectives are investigating.

The driver stayed at the scene and called 911, sheriff’s spokeswoman Shari Ireton said. At this point in the investigation, police don’t expect to seek criminal charges.