Collision blocks traffic on EB SR-18 before I-5
FEDERAL WAY, WA - A collision on eastbound SR-18 is blocking the right lane of traffic just west of its the I-5 interchange, WSDOT reported at 5:55 a.m. today. On SR 18 eastbound just west of I-5 there is a collision partially blocking the right lane. — WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) March 10, 2021 No...
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Update: More details emerge in fatal car vs. bus crash in Lakewood
LAKEWOOD, WA - KIRO 7 has reported additional details regarding the fatal car vs. bus crash that killed a woman in Lakewood last week. The 44-year-old woman had apparently been speeding when she collided with the back of a bus traveling south on I-5 near 96th Street at about 60 miles per hour. She...
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Update: WSP releases details about fatal motorcycle accident on SR-509
BURIEN, WA - The Washington State Patrol has issued a press release containing further details about yesterday's fatal motorcycle collision on SR-509. Their investigation has determined that the motorcyclist was traveling south when he lost control of his vehicle north of 128th Street, slammed into a guardrail, and was ejected. Despite wearing a helmet,...
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Seattle DOT lowers most speed limits to 25 mph
SEATTLE, WA - The Seattle Department of Transportation has finished work on its project to lower speed limits on most city streets to 25 miles per hour, KOMO News reports. Crews added approximately 2,500 new speed limit signs covering some 415 miles of city roads as part of the city's Vision Zero initiative. Studies...
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Update: More details emerge in fatal Puyallup collision
PUYALLUP, WA - The man who caused a car accident that killed a 31-year-old woman in Puyallup on Sunday was apparently under the influence of drugs at the time and did not realize he had been in an accident, KOMO News reports. Prosecutors say 31-year-old Pierce R.L. Pearson was traveling roughly 100 miles per...
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Motorcyclist killed on SR 509 near 128th St
BURIEN, WA - A motorcyclist was killed yesterday in an accident on southbound SR 509 just north of 128th Street, according to the Washington State Patrol District 2 PIO. Here are two pictures from the motorcycle fatality collision. WSP is investigating the cause of the crash at this time. Please avoid the area, and...
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Lynwood man killed in 2-car crash on I-5 in Maytown
MAYTOWN, WA - A 68-year-old man from Lynwood was killed in a two-vehicle crash on southbound I-5 in Maytown on Friday, according to WSP District 1 PIO Ryan Burke. South I-5@ milepost 96 (Maytown, Olympia). 2 car collision, 68 year old male from Lynnwood, Deceased at scene. No others involved injured. — Trooper Ryan...
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