Investigations ongoing after accident that killed young family.
City officials in Bonney Lake say no demolition work was supposed to take place along a Highway 410 overpass on the day that a concrete barrier fell, crushing a young family as they drove underneath the span in a pickup.
“We are still looking into whether the demolition plan was followed,” says a statement issued by Bonney Lake Mayor Neil Johnson. “The contractor’s schedule did not indicate that bridge demolition would be occurring on April 13 (the day of the tragedy).”
Crews were working on a $1.8 million project to build a new pedestrian walkway along the Highway 410 overpass when the accident happened, sending a heavy concrete barrier crashing down onto Angeline Road below.
The mayor’s statement says work is being temporarily suspended on the project while the accident is investigated – and also out of respect to the family and friends of the victims, Josh and Vanessa Ellis and their baby 8-month-old baby Hudson.
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