Three right lanes were closed on northbound I-5 near S Albro Pl in Seattle following the fatal motorcycle crash Monday. (Photo: WSDOT)
SEATTLE, Wash. — An 18-year-old motorcyclist from Granite Falls died Monday after his motorcycle collided with a vehicle and slid beneath a semitruck on northbound Interstate 5 near Albro Road in Seattle, according to the Washington State Patrol.
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The three-vehicle collision occurred shortly before 12:43 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12, just south of Albro Road. The motorcyclist, identified as Mikhail M. Mashchits, died at the scene.
According to the State Patrol’s preliminary report, Mashchits was traveling in the leftmost lane when his motorcycle merged into the adjacent lane and struck the rear of a Chevrolet Express van. The motorcycle then moved into a third lane and slid underneath a semitruck and trailer.
Accident Remains Under Investigation
The motorcycle came to rest in the middle lanes, with the rider coming to rest in the third lane. The van stopped in the second lane, while the semitruck continued north before stopping on the right shoulder.
The drivers of the other two vehicles, a 70-year-old Bothell man and a 30-year-old Surrey, British Columbia, man, were not injured, according to the report. Both were wearing seat belts.
Mashchits was wearing a U.S. Department of Transportation-compliant motorcycle helmet, the State Patrol reported.
The collision shut down the roadway for three hours and 39 minutes.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
The State Patrol listed possible drug or alcohol involvement as unknown.
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