Off-Duty Firefighter Killed in Camano Island Crash

CAMANO ISLAND, Wash.– An off-duty Woodinville firefighter was killed Wednesday night in a one-car crash on Camano Island.

The Washington State Patrol says a pickup truck driven by 38-year-old Matthew Roodzant of Camano Island failed to stop at an intersection, went through a guard rail and hit a tree. Troopers believe he had been drinking. A passenger in the truck was not hurt.

KOMO reports Roodzant was a 10-year veteran of the Woodinville Fire Department.

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Information from: KOMO-TV, http://www.komotv.com/

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