Freezing temperatures a factor in deadly crash on Camano
Dec 14, 2016, 6:10 AM | Updated: 6:24 am
Two children were killed after a van crashed into a tree and caught fire on Camano Island. (WSP)
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Washington State troopers believe cold temperatures contributed to the crash on Camano Island that killed two young girls and severely injured their mother on Tuesday.
KIRO 7 reports the 23-year-old mother was driving her 2002 Dodge Caravan on Sunrise Boulevard when it crashed into a tree and then caught fire.
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The mother suffered two broken legs, and a broken pelvis. About 30 percent of her body was burned, according to KIRO 7. Both of her daughters — 5 months old and 1 year old — died.
“It would have been below freezing [in a] pretty heavily wooded area,” Sgt. Mark Francis told KIRO 7. “The sun would not have been up yet. There was some fog in the area as well so weather could have played a factor.
“Still too early to tell how much of a factor it did play.”
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