Fatal motorcycle crash shuts down northbound I-5

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Matt Spaw Jan 12, 2018

Jan 12, 2018

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                <h1>Fatal motorcycle crash shuts down northbound I-5</h1>
                <h2><p>A stolen motorcycle crashed on I-5 near Highway 520, shutting down all northbound lanes in Seattle for a time this morning. The female driver was riding at speeds exceeding 100 miles per hour with another motorcyclist when she crashed into the back of a car, according to Washington State Patrol</p></h2>
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               <p>By <a href="/author/matt-spaw-crosscut-com/">Matt Spaw</a></p> 
              <p><time datetime="2025-02-04T05:00:00-08:00">Jan 12, 2018</time></p>
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            <p>A stolen motorcycle crashed on I-5 near Highway 520, shutting down all northbound lanes in Seattle for a time this morning. The female driver was riding at speeds exceeding 100 miles per hour with another motorcyclist when she crashed into the back of a car, according to Washington State Patrol spokesman Trooper Chris Webb.</p><p><a href="http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/fatal-collision-involving-motorcycle-shuts-down-i-5-northbound/?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">The Seattle Times said</a> Seattle Public Schools said 66 buses were late because of the closures.</p>
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A stolen motorcycle crashed on I-5 near Highway 520, shutting down all northbound lanes in Seattle for a time this morning. The female driver was riding at speeds exceeding 100 miles per hour with another motorcyclist when she crashed into the back of a car, according to Washington State Patrol spokesman Trooper Chris Webb.

The Seattle Times said Seattle Public Schools said 66 buses were late because of the closures.

By Matt Spaw

Matt Spaw, a former intern at Crosscut, is a journalism student and a writer at The Daily of the University of Washington.