Crab boat captain catches human skull off Washington coast; late-night news roundup

A crab boat’s deadliest catch on Friday was the human skull its captain fished off the coast of Westport, Wash., King5.com reported.

Phil Westrick, who mans the seafaring rig “The Ultimate,” made the ghastly find about two miles out to sea as he hoisted his crab pot out of the water.

Westrick and his crew immediately alerted authorities to the catch of the day.

Elsewhere in the Northwest:

A driver plowed a car through a Coos County home. The driver then fled the scene. The car stayed behind. [Coo

A crab boat’s deadliest catch on Friday was the human skull its captain fished off the coast of Westport, Wash., King5.com reported.

Phil Westrick, who mans the seafaring rig “The Ultimate,” made the ghastly find about two miles out to sea as he hoisted his crab pot out of the water.

Westrick and his crew immediately alerted authorities to the catch of the day.

Elsewhere in the Northwest:

A driver plowed a car through a Coos County home. The driver then fled the scene. The car stayed behind. [Coos Bay World] 

A woman brandished a stun gun and chased a man in Salem after he allegedly exposed himself to her. [Salem Statesman Journal]

A Kelso, Wash. man who dumped his buddy’s body when the friend overdosed was sentenced to 90 days in jail. [Longview Daily News] 

A man lying in a garage driveway in Seattle was run over by a car. The man suffered life-threatening injuries. [Seattle Times] 

— Shane Dixon Kavanaugh

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