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1 killed on I-5 in Mountlake Terrace after car hits mattress, then is struck by semitruck

By Daniel Beekman, The Seattle Times (TNS)
Published: March 13, 2022, 4:30pm

SEATTLE—A person was killed Saturday morning on Interstate 5 in Mountlake Terrace when their vehicle struck a mattress on the freeway, swerved, then was hit by a semitruck, according to the Washington State Patrol.

Northbound I-5 was blocked between the northbound off- and on-ramps at 220th Street Southwest, with motorists diverted around the scene. The road reopened within a few hours.

The State Patrol received a call at 6:35 a.m. about a “truck losing a mattress in the roadway,” said patrol spokesperson Trooper Jacob Kennett. The caller reported that the truck had pulled over to the shoulder but gave no description of the truck, Kennett said.

Minutes later, a Nissan Maxima traveling north struck the mattress, Kennett said. The driver lost control, swerved to the right across traffic lanes, then left into the path of a semitruck, which hit the driver’s door.

The driver died at the scene, Kennett said.

The patrol is working to confirm the identity of the person, he said, and is seeking information about the truck that apparently lost the mattress. The truck could be a small, older, dark pickup with wood-sided bed racks, carrying various household items, according to Kennett. The patrol’s tip line is 360-654-1204.

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