Crime & Safety
Shoreline Woman, 18, Killed In Crash Identified
The medical examiner has identified the 18-year-old who died in a crash early Tuesday morning.
SHORELINE, WA — An 18-year-old recent Shorewood High School graduate has been identified as the victim in a deadly car crash that happened early Tuesday morning in Shoreline.
Lauren Bianco crashed into a wooded area near the intersection of Fremont Avenue and North Richmond Beach Road sometime after midnight Tuesday. The crash scene wasn't discovered until around 5 a.m. when a passerby noticed a fence there had been damaged.
The medical examiner said that Bianco died of a head injury, and that the crash was ruled accidental.
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Bianco graduated from Shorewood in June and worked as a hostess at a local Ram restaurant, according to social media profiles.
Single vehicle vs a tree after midnight this morning. It was determined there was a single deceased occupant. Occurred west of Fremont on s. side of 185th. It was discovered by a passerby after 5am. Major Accident Response and Reconstruction King Co on scene investigating
— ShorelineFire (@ShorelineFire) July 23, 2019
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