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Man arrested in fatal Granite Falls hit-and-run

By Jessica Oh, KIRO 7 News
By Jessica Oh, KIRO 7 News

GRANITE FALLS, Wash. — The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office says a 22-year-old man from Lake Stevens hit and killed a motorcyclist and pepper sprayed a witness before fleeing the scene of an accident Sunday night.

Deputies with Washington State Patrol, who initially responded to the scene, say three vehicles (a motorcycle, a Mazda passenger car and a third passenger car) were involved in the accident on State Road 92 near 84th Street Northeast in Granite Falls. The vehicles entered a roundabout and somehow ended up in a ditch, WSP said.

According to Washington State Patrol, the driver of the Mazda hit the motorcyclist, pepper sprayed the driver of the other vehicle and fled the scene. The driver was stopped half a mile away, investigators said.

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The Snohomish County Sheriff's Office has since taken over the investigation. Investigators say, they’re still working to confirm a third vehicle was involved in the hit and run. The initial call came down after the driver rammed a fence.
Officials say, the suspect, a 22-year-old man from Lake Stevens, was arrested Sunday night. They expect to file charges against him for vehicular homicide and for a hit and run. The victim, a 29-year-old man, is also from Lake Stevens.
SR 92 is a main road through Granite Falls that remained blocked off for hours while investigators scoured the scene.

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