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Family of hit-and-run victim near Marysville call for justice
35-year-old Gina Blatchford was a sister, a cousin, a mother of four and a Tulalip tribal member. An unknown driver hit and killed her last Wednesday morning in Snohomish County near Marysville and never stopped.
MARYSVILLE, Wash. - 35-year-old Gina Blatchford was a sister, a cousin, a mother of four and a Tulalip tribal member. An unknown driver hit and killed her last Wednesday morning in Snohomish County near Marysville and never stopped.
"I can't eat I can't sleep, it's just very painful to deal with, she was so young," said her cousin Jenny Rabang.
Gina was hit near the Marysville exit as she walked along I-5. It happened sometime around 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 4. Her family says everyone who knew her, loved her. They are asking for the public's help because they want justice.
"I feel that it's a high-traffic area, and somebody had to have seen something' said Rabang.
The Washington State Patrol closed two lanes of I-5 just sound of milepost 99 that morning while troopers investigated the hit-and-run fatality. Troopers are looking for witnesses who may have seen a woman walking northbound on I-5 the night of Oct. 3 or early in the morning Oct. 4.
Gina's family has a message for the driver.
"You need to turn yourself in, because I don't know how anyone could live with this and drive away. I don't even know how many people drove by, and didn't say anything and didn't stop. It's heartbreaking. It's heartless," said Rabang.
If you saw the vehicle that hit Gina or have any information to help identify the driver, please contact Dan Comnick at daniel.comnick@wsp.wa.gov or submit an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers of Puget Sound through the P3 Tips App on your cell phone or call 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). It is anonymous and there is a $1,000 cash reward for information that leads to an arrest.