NORTH CREEK, Wash. — A 27-year-old suspect in a deadly hit-and-run crash north of Bothell ended up driving into the hands of the Washington State Patrol (WSP) Friday afternoon.
A man and woman were found dead in a ditch along State Route 524 near Nellis Road in the North Creek area of Snohomish County Friday morning. The WSP received the report of two people fatally hurt around 10:20 a.m., but the collision happened around 5:30 a.m., based on interviews with the suspect.
The WSP identified the victims as 32-year-old Carson Cox of Lynnwood, and 39-year-old Sarah Foxheath of Marysville.
A 27-year-old Bothell man was arrested after he pulled into a 7-Eleven not far from the accident scene early Friday afternoon, as troopers were inside the building investigating the hit-and-run.
“While they were inside reviewing surveillance video, this vehicle actually pulled into the business, and that’s when troopers spotted him, walked out and started interviewing the suspect,” said Trooper Rocky Oliphant.
The WSP said the suspect told troopers he thought he hit a garbage can with his Chevy Malibu Friday morning and acknowledged he'd been in the area of the crash. The suspect said he briefly pulled over, then drove to work and stopped at 7-Eleven on his way home Friday afternoon.
The trooper inside the gas station was made aware of the damaged vehicle outside and detained the suspect for questioning. The silver Chevy Malibu was heavily damaged, with the right side of the windshield shattered, a dented right fender and a missing headlight.
“How can you explain that much damage to a vehicle, and not knowing that you hit something, or something fairly large, and stop?” said Oliphant.
The suspect was taken into custody without incident. He was booked into Snohomish County Jail on two felony counts of hit-and-run. It is unknown if the suspect was impaired at the time of the crash. The WSP said the suspect has no significant criminal history.
Anyone with information about the hit-and-run or who may have seen the suspect’s vehicle or victims in the area is asked to contact Trooper Oliphant at 425-923-6244 or send an email to Rocky.Oliphant@wsp.wa.gov.