BELLINGHAM, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – A Bellingham man was killed following a crash that closed I-5 for several hours.

Washington State Patrol spokesperson Anthony Reese says troopers were called to a one car rollover on NB I-5 near the Bellis Fair Mall around 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday night.

The driver proceeded to run across the freeway when first responders arrived, jumped the cable barrier and was hit by a car while crossing the SB lane.

The man, identified as 24-year-old Sean Smet, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Troopers say that the driver of the car driving south, identified as a 36-year-old Mount Vernon woman, was not hurt.

All lanes of SB I-5 and part of the NB lanes were shut down near the mall until 10 p.m.

The cause of the initial crash remains under investigation.

 

This story was updated at 3:18 p.m. on Jan. 8 to reflect new information from the Washington State Patrol.