SNOHOMISH COUNTY—A 38-year-old Lynnwood woman was killed early Thursday, July 30, when the motorcycle she was driving collided with a semi-truck on southbound State Route 99 in Snohomish County, the Washington State Patrol announced.
Karen J. Kim was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which occurred at 4:37 a.m. near milepost 51 at Lincoln Way, according to a WSP press memo. She was wearing a U.S. Department of Transportation-compliant helmet.
Troopers said Kim’s white 2017 Kawasaki EX300 motorcycle merged onto southbound SR 99 from 31st Avenue West and struck the trailer of a 2024 Freightliner Cascadia semi-truck that was traveling in the right lane. The motorcycle came to rest in that lane.
The truck’s driver, Puneet Singh, 43, of Everett, was not injured. He was wearing a seat belt, according to the report…