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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Robert Frank, City Editor frank@heraldnet.com   Published: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 U.S. 2 reopens after head-on crash By Jackson Holtz, Herald Writer SULTAN – A man trying to change the CD playing music in his car is believed to have caused a head-on collision this morning on U.S. 2 near Sultan. The crash sent a woman to the hospital with leg injuries, officials said. The accident occurred around 11 a.m. ear the intersection of 368th Avenue SE and U.S. 2 between Sultan and Gold Bar, said trooper Keith Leary, a Washington State Patrol spokesman. A Bothell man, 25, told police he veered into oncoming traffic while changing a CD in his car stereo, Leary said. The man’s Buick Riviera crashed into the woman’s Honda Accord. She was taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries, Leary said. The road was blocked for around 45 minutes as crews cleaned up the mess. Police are investigating possible negligent driving charges against the man.

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