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Name Withheld

Age : 34

Gender : Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 08/06/2026

Location : 5300 block of 200th Street Southwest

City : Lynnwood

County : Snohomish

State : Washington

Agency : Snohomish County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) :Not Applicable

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 08/06/2026, at approximately 3:58 p.m., a Snohomish County Sheriff's Office deputy attempted to stop a 34-year-old Lynnwood man for reckless driving in the 19600 block of Highway 99. The Sheriff's Office said the deputy had probable cause for reckless driving. The driver continued driving away while the deputy pursued him.

The pursuit continued eastbound onto 200th Street Southwest in Lynnwood. During the pursuit, the driver's vehicle crossed the center line into oncoming traffic and collided with two vehicles traveling westbound in the 5300 block of 200th Street Southwest.

The 34-year-old driver died at the scene. People in both of the uninvolved vehicles were transported to a hospital with injuries described as non-life-threatening.

The Lynnwood Police Department is investigating the fatal collision because the crash occurred within Lynnwood city limits. The Snohomish County Sheriff's Office is separately investigating the events that preceded the crash and the deputy's pursuit. The driver's identity has not been publicly released in the reporting located.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.king5.com/article/traffic/traffic-news/lynnwood-man-dies-after-pursued-vehicle-crosses-into-oncoming-traffic-crashes-into-two-cars/281-7fd74db8-6bb3-4f91-b81c-ac7cf8261911
https://www.heraldnet.com/2026/08/07/driver-killed-in-crash-while-fleeing-from-deputies-in-lynnwood/
https://komonews.com/news/local/speeding-driver-dies-in-lynnwood-crash-involving-three-vehicles-others-injured-snohomish-county-crime-crash-investigation