87-year-old woman dies in car crash near Nugents Corner | News

WHATCOM – An 87-year-old Burlington woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash north of Nugents Corner near Lawrence.

Judith Cook, 87, was pronounced dead around 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 17, at PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham following a crash on SR9.

Cook and her husband, Charles, 86, were traveling north on SR9 when the vehicle driven by 29-year-old Blaise Zongo, who lives in Auburn, was traveling south on SR9. According to a Washington State Patrol news release, the vehicle driven by Zongo crossed the center line and struck Cook’s vehicle head-on. Both vehicles reportedly came to a stop on the right shoulder of the northbound lane. All three motorists were wearing seat belts at the time of impact, the WSP reported.

Both Judith and Charles Cook were taken to St. Joseph. Zongo was unharmed, WSP reported.

According to WSP, neither drugs nor alcohol were involved. However, the cause of the accident is said to have been inattentive driving.