Washington State Patrol (WSP) is investigating the cause of an accident that killed a 22-year-old Blaine woman after another vehicle crossed the Interstate 5 median in Ferndale, striking the woman’s vehicle on January 20.
Momina Khan, 22, of Blaine, was driving a 2023 white Tesla Model 3 on southbound I-5, just south of Main Street in Ferndale, around 3:52 p.m. January 20 when a gray 2003 Chevrolet Silverado on northbound I-5 crossed the median, according to WSP. The truck, driven by Eduardo Nievesaponte, 27, of Blaine, came to a rest on southbound I-5. A 2024 Hyundai Tucson traveling on southbound I-5 subsequently hit the Chevrolet.
Khan, who died on scene, was wearing a seatbelt, according to WSP. Khan was driving one passenger, a 22-year-old woman who was transported to St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham.
All three passengers of the Hyundai – a 37-year-old man, 20-year-old woman and eight-year-old boy – were not injured.
Drugs or alcohol are not suspected to be involved in the crash, according to WSP.
Khan attended Blaine High School.
