ALGER, Wash. – A motorcyclist riding the wrong way on I-5 was killed in a crash near Alger early Tuesday morning, August 8th.

The Washington State Patrol reports the rider was headed south in the northbound lanes just after 4 a.m. when he collided with a car driven by a Mount Vernon man.

38-year-old Geremy Larson from Monroe was transported to a hospital where he died.

The driver of the car was also hospitalized with injuries.

The investigation into the crash blocked the northbound lanes for three hours.