1 dead, 2 seriously hurt after car crashes into power pole on Camano Island The Washington State Patrol said the driver was going too fast and the vehicle struck a power pole, snapping it in half and uprooting the base. Credit: WSP Trooper Heather Axtman One person died and two others were hurt after their car crashed into a power pole on Camano Island Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. Author: KING 5 Staff Updated: 4:05 PM PST January 2, 2021 CAMANO ISLAND, Wash. — One person is dead and two others are seriously hurt after their car crashed into a power pole on Camano Island Saturday afternoon. The driver was going too fast for the conditions, according to the Washington State Patrol. Trooper Heather Axtman tweeted that the vehicle struck a power pole, snapping it in half, and uprooting the base.