Hit-and-run victim ID'd as 15-year-old girl
EVERETT, Wash. - The girl whose body was found just off Highway 2 near Ebey Slough has been identified by the Snohomish County Medical Examiner as Heather Nicole Trickler, 15.
Investigators said she had been walking along Highway 2 late Saturday night when she was struck by a hit-and-run driver. Witnesses said they saw someone stop near the Homeacres Road exit in the eastbound lanes around 10 p.m. Saturday, look around, then take off.
On Monday a truck driver spotted the girl's body lying in a small area surrounded by jersey barriers separating the highway from the off-ramp that would make it difficult to be seen from passing cars.
The Washington State Patrol is actively seeking the driver who hit the girl, and is asking for the person to come forward.
"We want to have the person that struck this person, bottom line. Somebody knew that this happened and again, if we have to go look for this person, it's going to be a lot harder for them than if they come talk to us," said Trooper Keith Leary.
Troopers plucked pieces of what they think is a sports utility vehicle or a pickup truck off the highway at the impact scene.
"There's numerous vehicle parts and every one of these dots is a chunk of this debris from the vehicle or parts of the vehicle," Leary said.
Investigators believe the vehicle that hit the girl looks to be a bluish green General Motors model made between 1994 and 1999. They said the car likely suffered significant damage to the passenger side, possibly including a missing headlamp, antenna and side mirror.
Investigators said she had been walking along Highway 2 late Saturday night when she was struck by a hit-and-run driver. Witnesses said they saw someone stop near the Homeacres Road exit in the eastbound lanes around 10 p.m. Saturday, look around, then take off.
On Monday a truck driver spotted the girl's body lying in a small area surrounded by jersey barriers separating the highway from the off-ramp that would make it difficult to be seen from passing cars.
The Washington State Patrol is actively seeking the driver who hit the girl, and is asking for the person to come forward.
"We want to have the person that struck this person, bottom line. Somebody knew that this happened and again, if we have to go look for this person, it's going to be a lot harder for them than if they come talk to us," said Trooper Keith Leary.
Troopers plucked pieces of what they think is a sports utility vehicle or a pickup truck off the highway at the impact scene.
"There's numerous vehicle parts and every one of these dots is a chunk of this debris from the vehicle or parts of the vehicle," Leary said.
Investigators believe the vehicle that hit the girl looks to be a bluish green General Motors model made between 1994 and 1999. They said the car likely suffered significant damage to the passenger side, possibly including a missing headlamp, antenna and side mirror.
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