EVERETT — An Everett man died when a driver in a box truck allegedly struck and killed him on I-5 early Wednesday morning near Everett.

Around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, troopers responded to reports of the collision near milepost 189, according to a Washington State Patrol press release.

Both drivers were initially traveling south on I-5. Troopers say Paul Veland, 63, of Everett, had dismounted his 2020 Vespa scooter on the left shoulder of southbound I-5 when the driver of a 2007 Isuzu NQR struck him as he occupied lane 3.

First responders pronounced Veland deceased at the scene. Drugs or alcohol were not involved in the crash, the release said.

Troopers partially blocked the roadway near the accident scene before it reopened around 7 a.m. At one point, traffic backups reportedly stretched

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