The wreck that killed three men near Monroe early Saturday now ranks as the worse traffic accident since three people died on Memorial Day 2005 along I-5.

Three deaths in one accident is out of the ordinary and above the average in Snohomish County, said Dick Doane, a statistician with the Washington Traffic Safety Commission.

Washington State Patrol troopers believe something similar happened Saturday night about 2 a.m. on Highway 522.

The driver of a Hyundai appears to have lost control and swerved across the center line into oncoming traffic.

The patrol identified the men who died as Christopher Anderson, 26, of Everett; Brian James Morgan, 23, of Lynnwood; and Steven Torres, 34, of Everett.

Investigators still are trying to determine what caused the crash, including if drugs or alcohol were factors.

Between 1993 and 2008, there were 712 fatal crashes in Snohomish County, killing 777.

Snohomish County averages about 43 traffic deaths each year. Through July, 16 people have died, records show.

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