GOLD BAR—Washington State Patrol identified Wyatt J Ivers, 29, of Lynnwood, as the driver who was pronounced deceased at the scene of a fatal traffic collision on July 4 that occurred near Big Bend on Stevens Pass Highway (US-2) approximately three-and-a-half miles from Gold Bar.
Ivers was travelling eastbound on Stevens Pass Highway (US-2) engaged in a street race. He lost control of the vehicle 2006 Subaru Impeza which left the roadway and came to rest in the ditch. He did not wear his seatbelt, and the use of drugs or alcohol is suspected to have contributed to the accident.
The incident is currently being investigated…