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Teen motorcyclist dies after hitting fence, utility box in Bothell

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BOTHELL, Wash. — The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office says a teenage motorcyclist is dead after crashing into a fence and a utility box.

It happened around 12:30 a.m. on 35th Avenue Southeast in unincorporated Bothell.

The sheriff’s office says the 19-year-old missed a turn in the road and lost control.

The biker died at the scene.

Detectives are working to determine exactly what happened, but believe speed was a factor.

The road was closed for several hours Thursday morning because of the crash.

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