A 38-year-old Lynnwood woman was killed early Thursday via a collision involving a semi truck on southbound State Route 99, the Washington State Patrol said. Karen J. Kim was pronounced dead at the scene near Lincoln Way at about 4:37 a.m.
Troopers said Kim’s motorcycle merged onto southbound SR 99 from 31st Avenue West and struck the trailer of a semi traveling in the right lane. She was wearing a federally compliant helmet. No other injuries were reported, and the cause remains under investigation.