EVERETT — A Darrington-area man remained in intensive care at a Seattle hospital Monday, three days after being pinned between a Snohomish County sheriff’s patrol car and a parked truck.
Thomas Gillette, 59, was listed in serious condition at Harborview Medical Center after suffering crushing leg injuries. Four other people with less severe injuries were taken to Providence Regional Medical Center Everett.
Gillette was part of a contract crew working on improvements to a house in the 2300 block of Rockefeller Avenue.
Family members have received dozens of messages of support through social media.
The Washington State Patrol is leading the accident investigation. That could take several months, trooper Mark Francis said Monday. Three of the vehicles involved in the accident were taken an impound lot for examination.
A State Patrol memo said deputy John Sardo, 54, was southbound on Rockefeller with two passengers in his patrol car when it was struck by a compact SUV that was being driven westbound on 23rd Street. The impact knocked the patrol car into a parked white truck with a canopy. Gillette, who was standing near the truck, was pinned between the two vehicles.
The collision occurred around 12:45 p.m.
The deputy, a nine-year sheriff’s office veteran, received a medical evaluation and was released on Friday. He was placed on paid administrative leave pending results of the investigation. That is standard procedure, sheriff’s spokeswoman Shari Ireton said.
It is also standard procedure to conduct an internal investigation. That would occur after the State Patrol wraps up its case, Ireton said.
Eric Stevick: 425-339-3446; stevick@heraldnet.com
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