MARYSVILLE – The couple who died in the crash on Highway 9 Jan. 2 has been identified at Adam and Agnieszka Huzar of Marysville.

Adam was 42. Agnieszka was 38.

The Huzars were southbound on Highway 9 in a 1996 Saturn when a 2005 Ford Explorer headed the opposite way struck the right guardrail for an unknown reason.

That vehicle, driven by Calvin C. Marlor Jr., 62, of Lake Stevens then crossed the centerline, striking the Saturn head-on, a Washington State Patrol news release says. Marlor was taken to Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett.

The accident happened a mile north of the new roundabout on 84th Street and Highway 9.

Traffic was tied up and diverted for hours for emergency responders and investigation of the accident.