Everett man hospitalized after crashing into wall off I-5

He reportedly drove onto a bus-only ramp near the Mountlake Terrace Transit Center and hit a cement wall.

MOUNTLAKE TERRACE — An Everett man was injured Wednesday night after crashing into a cement wall near a ramp from I-5.

The man, 32, was driving north in a Ford Ranger pickup truck around 10:50 p.m. when he went onto a bus-only ramp toward the Mountlake Terrace Transit Center, according to the Washington State Patrol. He hit a cement wall off of the right shoulder.

Troopers were investigating the cause of the crash. It was not known if alcohol or drugs were factors.

The man was transported to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

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