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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Robert Frank, City Editor frank@heraldnet.com   Published: Saturday, February 23, 2008 Local briefly: Man hit by truck while crossing Everett street EVERETT -- A pedestrian was seriously hurt Friday morning after being hit by a truck in north Everett, police said. The man, 73, of Everett, was crossing Rucker Avenue near 35th Street when he was struck around 6:30 a.m., Everett police Sgt. Robert Goetz said. A truck driven by an Everett man, 55, was turning onto Rucker when it hit the man. The older man was flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle with serious injuries, Goetz said, and was listed in critical condition Friday afternoon. Traffic collision detectives were investigating. Police do not believe drugs or alcohol were involved. Police ask anyone who may have witnessed the collision to call the Everett Police Department Tip Line at 425-257–8450. Stanwood: Death not suspicious, officials say Foul play is not suspected in the death of a woman who was found in a water-filled ditch Thursday night near Stanwood, officials said Friday. The Snohomish County medical examiner was expected to conduct an examination Friday to determine the cause of death. The woman, thought to be in her 60s, was found about 6:30 p.m. by a neighbor. Police believe the woman somehow veered into a deep irrigation ditch while driving down her long driveway, Snohomish County sheriff's spokeswoman Rebecca Hover said. The woman got out of her car but wasn't able to get out of the ditch, Hover added. The ditch was filled with about three feet of cold water, said Christian Davis, battalion chief for North County Fire & EMS. The woman was last seen about noon Thursday, Hover said. Police don't know when the accident happened. Davis said the woman likely had been in the ditch for some time. Passenger killed in plane crash identified The Snohomish County Medical Examiner on Friday identified the passenger in the Feb. 16 plane crash near Stanwood as Carri Enquist, 35, of Oak Harbor. Enquist was riding with her aunt, Ann Price, 54, when the plane apparently lost power and crashed. The women were flying from the Arlington Airport to a private airstrip at the pilot's Camano Island home. Price was an experienced pilot who owned the experimental fixed-wing plane she was flying. Enquist's death was ruled accidental, the medical examiner said. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the crash, with assistance from the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office. From Herald staff reports

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