EVERETT — A 24-year-old Arlington woman was killed Friday and her passenger, a 31-year-old Everett man, was critically injured after a crash on northbound I-5 near the Everett mall.
The woman was driving a 1969 Corvette Stingray convertible when she lost control and struck a tree at 1:25 p.m., said trooper Mark Francis with the Washington State Patrol.
Witnesses told investigators the Corvette was racing with another vehicle, a white or silver Chevrolet SUV or a pickup with a canopy, Francis said. The driver of that vehicle, described as a young white man, could face felony charges.
“According to witnesses, he stopped after the collision happened, backed up, looked at the scene and took off,” Francis said.
The case is being investigated as a potential vehicular homicide. It wasn’t immediately clear if the two vehicles made contact before the crash, Francis said.
The Corvette was sheared in half. The driver, Jourdan B. Bradley, died at the scene.
The passenger was in surgery late Friday afternoon and was listed in critical condition at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Francis said. No other injuries were reported.
Detectives with the State Patrol’s criminal investigation division were on scene Friday using technical equipment to create a digital diagram of the scene, Francis said. Speed calculations were not immediately available while their work was under way.
Anyone who witnessed what happened or who may be able to identify the possibly fleeing driver should call detectives at 360-654-1141.
The crash caused massive backups on northbound I-5 stretching from Everett to the south county line. Backups also stretched onto eastbound Highway 526.
Rikki King: 425-339-3449; rking@heraldnet.com.
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