Vehicle struck barrier on i-5 and continued southbound, Everett WA

Traffic

Reported: 11/13/2025 10:22 AM

I-5, Washington

A vehicle struck a concrete barrier on Interstate 5 near 405, then turned around and continued southbound. There was no visible damage to the barrier, and the incident was not treated as a hit and run.

Audio|Source: Washington State Patrol District 7 - Snohomish County

02:13

Transcript:

00:00

Tom, 1832, I'll be en route to the debris from near 405.

00:04

Tom like this, you, 1022.

00:11

1832, car four.

00:16

That's 1279 status?

00:20

Those are not 1024.4.

00:29

I-405 northbound to I-5 southbound, see if I can and I'm turned around.

00:36

Toll out now.

00:38

I5-199.

00:40

Tullin, 10.6.

00:47

Charles 9-844.

00:48

Charles 9-844.

00:51

Toll entity, 10-4[1].

00:57

1236 are you just following him off here with the parking ride? Right, and then I'll be clear.

01:06

Well, I'll be clear in and about the collision.

01:11

Please, 4, 126, 66.

01:17

They went into the barrier and turned around and they are continuing southbound 5.

01:24

Vehicle into the barrier, turn around himself, 5-5-5-10-27[2].

01:29

6-4-4-10-2-2.

01:31

Is there any barrier damage?

01:37

No, 832, 2nd, have any visible barrier damage?

01:43

No, they went into the concrete barrier.

01:46

Their cars hurt the concrete's head.

01:54

Sweet for far.

01:55

I say stop all contact, but since there are no DOT damage, we're not going to consider it a hit and run.

02:02

24-2-37.

02:08

12-36-ever clear.

02:10

Head was escorted to 112th Street Park & Ride.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

10-4: Acknowledgement / OK

[2]

10-27: Driver license information check

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