Update to article about collision on Westminster Way

According to the driver, this vehicle was hit head on
Photo by Bruce Miller

By Diane Hettrick

A reader, who happened to be the driver of one of the vehicles involved in the collision, contacted us to set the record straight about the vehicle collision on Westminster Way.

Here's our original article. The reporter, who arrived on the scene as the response was wrapping up, surmised that the silver vehicle had come from a driveway on the north side of the road and hit the blue vehicle, which was traveling south.

We reported "A black SUV was traveling south on Westminster Way when it collided with a silver vehicle apparently exiting from the driveway at Bullseye Creative," and "one person was sent to the hospital."

Medics check a driver. Photo by Bruce Miller

Not so, says Jan Von Lehe, driver of the blue (not black) vehicle.

I was the driver in the blue Subaru Outback. I was hit by an oncoming vehicle (the silver one) who was heading north and lost control, crossed the median, hit me head on. My car was indeed flipped  around 180.  

So this is NOT a case of other driver pulling out of Bullseye Creative driveway - - it was a high speed head on collision and I was not at fault at all.  Additionally I was sent to the hospital ER and found to have sternal fracture. 

The driver of the silver car was transported to the hospital by Shoreline Medics. Jan was examined by Medics but was not transported. However, one of the King County Deputies on the scene convinced to get checked at the hospital where they found the fracture.

The condition of the transported driver was not reported.

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Collision on Westminster Way

Medics check person sitting on the ground.
Photo by Bruce Miller

A collision on Westminster Way, about a block north of N 145th on Friday July 17, 2026 sent one person to the hospital.

A black SUV was traveling south on Westminster Way when it collided with a silver vehicle apparently exiting from the driveway at Bullseye Creative (Building to the right in the photo).

Photo by Bruce Miller

The impact spun the SUV around, where it landed pointing in the opposite direction. The silver vehicle went off the road and ended up in the bushes next to the road.

One patient taken by aid car to local hospital with non-threatening injuries. Another was checked at the scene.

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A series of unfortunate events

Photo being shared around the internet

An unidentified male was practicing riding his presumably new motorcycle in the parking lot of the Ronald United Methodist Church on Aurora.

The motorcycle got away from him, running into a chain link fence next to Brotherton Cadillac just south of the church at 17545 Aurora Ave N, Shoreline, WA 98133.

He hit the fence so hard that he went through it.

He went through the fence section with the sign and flew into a car at the end of the line

Church property is about six feet higher than the sales lot, so the cycle went airborne and landed in the backseat of a car for sale on the lot. The rider was bounced onto the ground, where he lay stunned for a while.

With apparently nothing broken, he tried unsuccessfully to dislodge his bike.

Police say he is not in trouble with them - no investigation or charges will be brought.

The dealership may have a different viewpoint.

--Diane Hettrick

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Driver arrested after flipping car

Shoreline Fire on scene of rollover incident. Photo by Patricia Hale

Thursday night, June 25, 2026 just before 10pm, a vehicle traveling eastbound on NE 165th St in Ridgecrest clipped the left rear corner of an unoccupied vehicle parked at the curb, just east of 6th Ave NE, and flipped on its side.

The driver and passenger, a male and female, were helped out of their vehicle by patrons of the Ridgecrest Pub.

Photo by Patricia Hale

Fire and police responded. The occupants of the vehicle stated they did not need medical treatment. Fire cleared the call and left with police department on scene. 

The driver was arrested for suspicion of Driving Under the Influence.

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Motor vehicle flips and burns in Shoreline - Edmonds neighborhood Monday evening

The vehicle knocked over the yellow fire hydrant

At 10pm Monday evening May 18, 2026, Shoreline Fire crews were dispatched to the 300 block of NW 205th St, on the King-Snohomish county border (Shoreline/Edmonds, across from Firdale Village).

The crash dislodged stones from the rockery

A vehicle traveling eastbound at a high rate of speed hit the corner at 3rd NW, knocking a fire hydrant off its base, and dislodging stones from a rockery.

The vehicle continued through the yard

It careened through the yard, managing to destroy an entire fence as well as part of the neighbor's fence. At some point it flipped and crashed to the ground, landing on its side and bursting into flames.

The vehicle flipped over and burst into flames

There was one occupant in the vehicle.

Shoreline Fire put out the flames and extricated the driver

When Shoreline Fire arrived on the scene, the vehicle was on its side and fully involved in flames, with bystanders attempting to assist.

The property before the crash. From Google maps

Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire and worked to extricate the patient from the vehicle. Medics provided care on scene before the patient was transported to Harborview Medical Center.

King County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) has confirmed that the driver passed away in the hospital. The collision is being investigated by the MARR (Major Accident Response and Reconstruction) Unit of the KCSO.

--Diane Hettrick

--Photos by John C.

Updated 5-20-2026

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Man dies in single car crash on I-5 in Mountlake Terrace

Photo courtesy WSDOT

Around 3:30am on April 21, 2026, a vehicle crashed into the concrete elevator in the center of I-5 at the Mountlake Terrace Transit Freeway Station and burst into flames. The driver, a 43 year old Ferndale man, was alone in the vehicle, and died instantly.

The freeway station sits between the northbound and southbound lanes of I-5 in Mountlake Terrace and connects with the MLT light rail station.

He was driving in a restricted bus lane and hit the wall so violently that his car was mangled and only identified during the investigation.

The northbound ramp to the transit station was fully blocked for hours during the follow-up.

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Suspect charged in the hit and run death of Shoreline woman October 4, 2025

Abel T. Zekaryas in court
Photo courtesy David Rose

Abel T. Zekaryas, 23, was charged in King County Superior Court with Felony Hit and Run for the death of 67-year-old Beverly Lockhart.

On October 4, 2025, she was crossing Aurora just south of N. 198th when she was hit. Security cameras from a nearby apartment complex captured the scene. 

Zekaryas tried unsuccessfully to avoid her, but when he didn't, he left her lying next to the road and continued north on Aurora into Snohomish county.

He continued on Hwy 99, then turned and headed south. He stopped in the parking lot of a business, got out to examine the damage to his car, and then left.

Shoreline deputies and medics responded to the scene. KCSO Major Accident Response and Reconstruction ("MARR") led the investigation.

MARR Detective Skaar was able to identify the make and model of the car from parts left at the scene, witness accounts, and surveillance video from the Edmonds business where the driver stopped.

Detective Skaar did a Flock search for all white Volvo sedans in the last 30 days in the Puget Sound area. Using the results, Det. Skaar found a vehicle with the right year and model that was missing the parts found at the scene of the collision.

Three days after the hit and run, the suspect was cited for driving in an HOV lane. Body camera footage provided the license number, which led to the name of the driver. The driver's appearance matched the video from the business.

Obtaining a search warrant for the driver's cell phone data, and using TRAX, a law enforcement database which maps coordinates of cell phone records, Det. Skaar found that the vehicle was in the vicinity of the site of the collision in Shoreline and the business in Edmonds at the date and times of the known events.

The Defendant was released upon his personal recognizance at first appearance. The State is requesting conditions of release to include no driving without a valid license and insurance and no moving violations.

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SPD asks public for information about traffic collision that sheared utility pole and injured two

Photo courtesy Seattle Police Department

Seattle Police detectives are asking the public for information about a serious collision February 21, 2026 near Northgate that left one man seriously injured and knocked down a power pole.

Shortly after 11pm, officers responded to reports of a vehicle that struck a power pole near N 107th St and Aurora Ave N.

Investigators determined a 43-year-old man was driving a Volkswagen southbound on Aurora Ave N at a high rate of speed. He struck a southbound Chevrolet near N 107th St. The 66-year-old driver of the Chevrolet was not injured.

Photo courtesy Seattle Police Department

After the initial collision, the Volkswagen crossed the northbound lanes and struck a power pole, shearing it off at the base. After hitting the pole, the Volkswagen rolled and struck a parked Tesla occupied by a 28-year-old man before coming to rest. The Tesla driver was transported via AMR to the hospital.

The adult male passenger of the Volkswagen was pulled from the car but suffered serious injuries from the collision. Seattle Fire Department medics transported him to Harborview Medical Center.

The Volkswagen driver fled the scene on foot. Officers located him a short distance away and took him into custody. Officers observed signs of impairment. A Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) responded to the scene to evaluate the driver.

Traffic Collision Investigation Squad detectives responded and processed the scene.

Police transported and booked the driver into the King County Jail for investigation of vehicular assault.

If you have any additional information about this incident, please contact the Traffic Collision Investigations Squad at 206-684-8923.

Incident Number: 2026-50681/North Precinct/N3

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Shoreline man on mobility scooter struck and killed on NE 175th January 3, 2026

At about 7:00pm on Saturday January 3, 2026, KCSO deputies working in the City of Shoreline received 911 calls regarding a vehicle vs. pedestrian accident. 

This occurred along eastbound NE 175th St near 11th Ave NE. 

The collision occurred on NE 175th near 11th NE

Deputies and Shoreline Fire Department personnel responded to the scene. They found that a man in his 70’s had been riding a mobility scooter on the roadway when he was struck by a vehicle. 

Despite lifesaving efforts performed, he eventually died at the scene. The driver of the vehicle (a small sized SUV) remained on-scene and is cooperating with investigators. 

The KCSO Major Accident Response and Reconstruction Unit (MARR Unit) was called out to take over the investigation per KCSO policy regarding serious injury and fatal vehicle accidents. 

The King County Medical Examiner’s Office (KCMEO) also responded to the scene and has identified the pedestrian as 78 year old Michael James Berger of Shoreline. Cause of death was multiple blunt force injuries.

MARR Unit will attempt to identify the cause of the accident or sequence of events leading up to the crash. The case remains open and active under KCSO case #C26000238.

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Car crashes into exterior stairway of apartment building in Mountlake Terrace

Apartment building in Mountlake Terrace
Photo courtesy South County Fire

No one was hurt when a car crashed into the exterior stairway of an apartment building in Mountlake Terrace Thursday morning, October 3, 2025.

Firefighters with South County's Technical Rescue Team responded to stabilize the railing after the crash around 11:30am on Cedar Way. 

The apartment units themselves were not impacted. Mountlake Terrace Police are investigating the cause.

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Motorcyclist dies in Kenmore collision

Motorcyclist dies in collision in Kenmore
Photo courtesy Kenmore police

Early Saturday morning, September 27, 2025, Kenmore Officers were dispatched to a single motorcycle collision in the 18500 block of 73rd Ave NE. 

The rider of the motorcycle died at the scene. 

KCSO Major Accident Response and Reconstruction (MARR) Detectives responded and are conducting the investigation.

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Southbound Aurora blocked after collision just south of N 145th

Photo courtesy SDOT

Collision on Aurora Ave N south of N 145th St blocked the right two southbound lanes around 8pm on Sunday September 28, 2025.

The road was cleared and the lanes reopened after half an hour.

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UPDATED: 24 year old Granite Falls man killed on I-5 exit ramp at 175th after eluding police overnight

Location of collision

A 42 year old motorist from Lake Stevens was traveling southbound I-5 on the exit ramp to 175th. 24 year old Colton K. Petit from Granite Falls was on foot on the left shoulder of the exit ramp.

As the vehicle approached, Petit ran across the ramp and was struck by the car and thrown. The driver stopped.
  

Petit was deceased at the scene. The off-ramp was closed for two hours from 8:30 - 10:30am, September 20, 2025.

The rest of the story:

At approximately 7:40pm Friday evening, September 19, 2025, a Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) employee advised that they were struck by a wrong way vehicle SB I-5 near 175th.

As troopers were responding the WSDOT driver stated that they were almost at a stop and did not sustain any injuries, however the wrong way driver fled the scene on foot. Troopers and other allied agencies were not able to locate the driver.

Just before 6:00am this morning, September 20, 2025, Washington State Patrol (WSP) communications received a 9-1-1 call from an individual reporting that a pedestrian jumped in front of their vehicle as they were exiting from SB 1-5 to 175. Troopers and medical aid responded to the scene but unfortunately the pedestrian was pronounced deceased at the scene.

As the investigation continued, it was determined that the pedestrian was the suspect driver from the wrong way hit and run the previous evening. The driver of the vehicle that struck the pedestrian showed no signs of impairment and there will be no charges filed.

If anyone has any additional information on either one of these incidents, please call the Washington State Patrol.

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Vehicle - motorcycle collision August 20, 2025 on Aurora

Medic One photo by Steven H. Robinson

On Wednesday, August 20, 2025 a vehicle and a motorcycle collided at 195th and Aurora.

Fire and police responded and the public was advised to avoid the area.

Fire transported one patient by aid car to the hospital.

No other information was available.

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Five vehicles were involved in recent collision on N 175th

Accident scene on N 175th
Photo courtesy KCSO

The King County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) has confirmed neighbors' reports that five vehicles were involved in the collision at Wallingford and N 175th on Monday morning June 23, 2025.

Three people were seriously injured, two in critical condition, and transported to Harborview by three aid cars from Shoreline Fire.

Shoreline Fire had to cut the top off the car to remove the patient for transport to Harborview
Photo by Douglas Aaron Nation

Shoreline Fire had to extricate one patient by cutting the top off the car.

Photo by Douglas Aaron Nation

One neighbor, who lives a block away from the scene, reported that the impact made his house shake.

N 175th was eventually blocked from Meridian to Aurora during the emergency response, investigation, and clean up.

Detectives from the KCSO Major Accident Response and Reconstruction Unit responded and continue to investigate this incident. 

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Street closed while Fire transports three to Harborview after three car vehicle collision at 175th & Wallingford

N 175th and Meridian, looking west

Portions of N 175th between Meridian and Aurora were closed for several hours after a three car collision Monday morning June 23, 2025 around 10am.

Three people were transported to Harborview by Shoreline medics.

N 175th, looking east toward Meridian and I-5

Several hours later, the patients had been transported and the medical vehicles departed. Shoreline police were still on the scene for the investigation of the collision and removal of the damaged vehicles.

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Driver uninjured after collision rips vehicle apart

Photo by Pamela Mieth

A driver in Shoreline collided with another car and a semi Wednesday June 18, 2025 between 6:30 and 7:30am at the intersection of 5th NE and NE 155th.

The driver and passenger extricated themselves from the vehicle before Shoreline Fire arrived and did not need transport for medical attention.

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Two dead, three injured after speeding car drives off Edmonds ferry dock

Edmonds ferry dock
Photo from Google maps

Republished from MyEdmondsNews.com

Two people died and three were injured after a car being pursued by the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office drove off the Edmonds-Kingston ferry dock late Tuesday night.

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 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

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Roll over accident blocks intersection on 15th NE Thursday evening

Photo by Patrick Ducey

By Patrick Ducey

At about a quarter to six on Thursday evening, May 22, 2025 a vehicle driving southbound on 15th Ave NE appeared to turn too sharply at the curve at 196th Street, and struck the rock wall. 

As a result of the collision, the vehicle ended up on its side, with the driver still inside. 

The Shoreline Fire Department sent several units, which quickly blocked almost all of this busy intersection, and they quickly made contact with the driver. 

Photo by Patrick Ducey

Shortly thereafter, they had the vehicle stabilized, the roof was cut off, and they extracted the driver, who was transported in an aid unit. 

By 7:30pm, the vehicle had been towed, and this distraction to the Thursday evening commute was gone. 

Many thanks to the Shoreline Fire Department for their rapid response and calm professionalism working at this accident.

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Car flips on its side on 175th

Photo by Bruce Miller

On Wednesday, May 7, 2025 just after 4pm, a driver managed to flip their vehicle onto its side. 

The incident took place on N 175th and Midvale, between Trader Joe's and Shoreline City Hall / Police station.

Photo by Bruce Miller

The driver was not injured and in fact was out of the car and standing next to it when fire arrived. No transport for medical care was needed.

According to the King County Sheriff's Office, "This appears to have been a two vehicle accident at an intersection."

Updated 5-11-2025

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