Deadly crash investigation on US Highway 2 in Monroe, WA

MONROE, Wash. - Monroe police are investigating a crash on Highway 2 that left a 26-year-old woman dead on Tuesday morning. 

What we know:

Before 7 a.m., officers closed off the westbound lanes of Highway 2 at Kelsey Street due to a crash. Traffic was detoured to Blueberry Lane Southeast. 

Monroe police said an employee of the King County Sheriff's Office struck and killed a pedestrian, identified as a 26-year-old Monroe woman, in an unmarked King County Sheriff's Office vehicle.

The woman appeared to have been struck in the westbound lanes of US 2, in an uncontrolled area of the highway, police said.

The woman was rushed to a local hospital but later died.

The King County Sheriff's employee cooperated with police in the investigation. The vehicle was taken to the Monroe Police Department for further examination.

US 2 was closed for approximately three hours Tuesday morning.

Monroe Police are leading the investigation, with support from the Washington State Patrol.

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