First responders were dispatched to the southbound lanes of I-5 between Portal Way and Grandview Road about 2:55pm today, July 25th to a report of a single-vehicle crash.
Washington State Patrol Trooper Rocky Oliphant confirmed this to be a fatality crash. Initial investigation indicated the driver lost control, left the roadway and rolled into some trees. The vehicle description and driver identity is being withheld pending next of kin notification.
UPDATE 6:45pm 7/25/19 – Trooper Oliphant confirmed next of kin had been notified. The deceased driver has been identified as Michael Endicott, age 60, of Ferndale. He had been driving a white 2002 Toyota Corolla.