Crime & Safety
1 Dead After Car Crashes Into Mountlake Terrace Home
South County Fire said one person died after a car crashed through a power pole and hit a house Monday morning.
MOUNTLAKE TERRACE, WA — A car crashed through a power pole and a fence before hitting a house, killing one person inside the vehicle, in Mountlake Terrace Monday morning. According to South County Fire, first responders were called to the scene at 220th Street Southwest and 44th Avenue West shortly before 8 a.m.
Firefighters said the house caught fire after the crash, and one person inside the car died. A woman inside the home was hospitalized due to smoke exposure as a precaution. Photos posted by the fire department on social media showed the top section of a power pole completely separated from the bottom. Investigators have not said what led to the crash or how fast the vehicle was traveling.
Mountlake Terrace police on the scene of a fatal crash where a woman died after crashing her car through a power pole and into the back of a house. pic.twitter.com/L8bNIjcRTq
— Eric Wilkinson (@EricWilkinson) January 6, 2020
Bizarre and tragic scene in Mountlake Terrace this morning. https://t.co/ajq2xGZUKi
— John Hopperstad (@JohnHopperstad) January 6, 2020
CAUTION: A vehicle has crashed into a house at 220th St and 44th Ave W causing a fire. Police and Fire are on scene. Please avoid the area.
— Mountlake Terrace WA (@cityofmlt) January 6, 2020
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