71-year-old Tulalip man killed in Lakewood wreck on Interstate 5

A Tulalip man died Friday in a wreck on southbound Interstate 5 in Lakewood, after a medical emergency caused him to crash into another vehicle, the Washington State Patrol said in a press release.

The release gave this account of the wreck, which happened about 1:20 p.m. near state Route 512:

The medical emergency caused 71-year-old Charles R. Young to drive a gray 2015 Ford F-150 pickup across all lanes of the southbound freeway, and crash into a southbound gold 2005 GMC Yukon.

Young was killed in the crash.

The 79-year-old Tacoma man who was driving the Yukon and his passenger were not injured.

Both men were wearing their seat belts, and no drugs or alcohol were involved in the wreck.

This story was originally published November 3, 2018 at 10:09 AM.