Roll-over accident leaves one dead, two injured

One person is dead, and two injured after a rollover accident 12:30 a.m. Sunday on 271st St. N.W. in front of Hamilton Lumber in Stanwood.

The vehicle rolled into a building, causing minor damage, said Stanwood-Camano Fire Department Deputy Chief Darin Reid. Stanwood-Camano Fire Department, Camano Island Fire and Rescue and Stanwood Police responded to the accident.

Crews cut the roof of the car off. One of the victims was found dead on arrival, Reid said. Another was awake and out of the vehicle. There is no information at this time whether he was thrown from the vehicle or crawled out.

One person was flown to Harborview Medical Center in critical condition, Reid said. Another was driven to Skagit Valley Hospital in non-critical condition.

More information will be available in the Tuesday edition of the Stanwood/Camano NEWS.

Injured pedestrian airlifted to Harborview

A Stanwood man is in serious condition after being airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle early Saturday morning.
Matthew Vandeuren, 20, was lying on Dove Drive near Puffin Court on Camano Island when he was hit by a northbound 1998 Dodge Stratus driven by a Stanwood woman, age 23.
The accident remains under investigation, said Washington State Patrol Trooper Keith Leary. They are trying to determine why Vandeuren was on the roadway.
It is possible that a different vehicle hit Vandeuren first, before the driver of the Dodge Stratus struck him, Leary said.
The driver voluntarily submitted to a blood test, and there is no indication that drugs or alcohol were involved, he said.

Teen continues to get stronger

Julie Faragher, 16, of Stanwood, continues to improve.
Her mom, Kendall Faragher, said Julie has gotten stronger each day, and is no longer in the intensive care unit.
Julie’s car entered a tributary of the Stillaguamish River while she was heading toward Stanwood on Marine Drive on April 15. She was rescued with help from Jeremy Darrow and Nathan McGrath, installers at Darrow’s Carpets, as well as the Stanwood Police, Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office and North County Fire/EMS.
Julie was taken off of the Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, which acted as her heart and lungs on May 5. As of May 8, she no longer needed a ventilator.
By the end of this week, Julie should be off all of her medications, Kendall said.
"Her mind is ready to get back to school, but her body isn't quite there yet," she said.

There is a medical fund under Julie Faragher’s name at Frontier Bank in Stanwood.