Two dead, three injured after speeding car drives off Edmonds ferry dock
Thursday, June 19, 2025
Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Courtney O’Keefe said that a sheriff’s office deputy observed the vehicle — a Mini Cooper — driving recklessly in the 12100 block of southbound Interstate 5 just before 11:15 p.m. Tuesday. “The vehicle was driving at speeds over 100 mph and weaving in and out of traffic,” O’Keefe said.
The deputy attempted to initiate a traffic stop but the vehicle’s driver “continued driving recklessly at approximately 120 mph,” O’Keefe said, adding that the deputy initiated a vehicle pursuit for reckless driving. The driver took the 196th Street Southwest exit off I-5 and the pursuit continued to Mountlake Terrace and then Edmonds, O’Keefe said.
After the deputy lost sight of the vehicle, he continued searching the area to relocate it. At the Edmonds ferry terminal, the deputy “observed the crossing arms at the ferry terminal were destroyed and he heard people yelling from in the water,” O’Keefe said.
Three of the car’s occupants were rescued from the water and taken to Harborview Medical Center. The sheriff’s office dive team responded to search for additional occupants and they recovered two decedents, O’Keefe added. The Mini Cooper was also towed from the water, she said.
The sheriff’s office has requested that the Washington State Patrol investigate the incident, O’Keefe said.
The state patrol said in an incident report that the vehicle drove through the barrier on the ferry loading ramp and “came to rest on its top in Puget Sound.”
The sheriff’s office has requested that the Washington State Patrol investigate the incident, O’Keefe said.
The state patrol said in an incident report that the vehicle drove through the barrier on the ferry loading ramp and “came to rest on its top in Puget Sound.”
The report identified the three who were rescued as the vehicle’s driver, a 29-year-old man from Tulalip; a female passenger, ages 30, from Auburn; and a male passenger, 38, from Federal Way. The deceased victims, identified by the state patrol as passengers, were a 48-year-old woman from Auburn and a 45-year-old woman from Lakewood.
Drugs or alcohol played a role in the crash, the patrol said.
Washington State Ferries issued an alert early Wednesday morning that Edmonds-Kingston ferry service was suspended “due to law enforcement activity” but announced at 5 a.m. that service had resumed
Drugs or alcohol played a role in the crash, the patrol said.
Washington State Ferries issued an alert early Wednesday morning that Edmonds-Kingston ferry service was suspended “due to law enforcement activity” but announced at 5 a.m. that service had resumed
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7 comments:
so sad
I wonder if anyone is considering making adjustments to the Edmonds ferry terminal with the number of incidents shutting it down during the busiest time of the year. For instance, I think they could benefit greatly from a pedestrian bridge over the train tracks (like they have at Carkeek Park and Richmond Beach Saltwater Park) because people frequently crawl between the MOVING train cars to access the beach.
Additionally, the driver should be charged with two counts of vehicular homocide.😢
I don’t understand why the ferry was affected since the car was already in the water?
The prop wash would make a mess of the crime seen
They’d have to come in right over top of the active crime scene. Probably not a good idea with divers in the water and the car being extracted!
There was a dive search for the two passengers who drowned.
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