Jeretta C. Graham, 77, killed, and woman in her 40's seriously injured, taken to hospital, after a head-on crash on Highway 99 in Lynnwood.

A woman was killed this morning when her car veered into oncoming traffic and collided with another vehicle on Highway 99 in Lynnwood, police said. The accident happened around 10:30 a.m. in the 17100 block of Highway 99. Police said a woman, later identified as Jeretta C. Graham, 77, was driving south when her car veered into northbound traffic, colliding head-on with a second vehicle. The southbound driver was pronounced dead at the scene and the second driver, a woman in her 40s, was taken to a hospital with serious injuries, police said. Police said it is unclear what caused the southbound driver to veer into northbound traffic. Lynnwood and Snohomish County are growing in population rapidly, and along with this growth comes an increase in traffic, congestion, and serious accidents. Learn more here about Lynnwood and Snohomish County auto crashes and personal injury claims.