Incident blocks NB I-5 near SR 18
FEDERAL WAY, WA - An incident is currently blocking northbound traffic on I-5 just south of the interchange to SR 18, the Washington State Department of Transportation reports. Looks like a stall or crash blocking one right lane of NB I-5 south of SR 18. IRT just arrived. pic.twitter.com/PkeOB3BHh7 — WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) February...
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Overturned semi blocks traffic on Hwy 101 near Shelton
SHELTON, WA - A semi truck overturned on Highway 101 near Shelton late yesterday morning, partially blocking traffic in the area. KOMO reports that emergency services arrived at the scene at 11:20 a.m. They found the truck lying on its side, its load spilled across the berm. Investigations revealed that the truck had been...
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UPDATE: Authorities provide more details regarding RV police pursuit and crash in West Seattle
SEATTLE, WA - Authorities have released more information regarding the previously covered RV police pursuit and crash in West Seattle on Monday, reports Westside Seattle. According to police, the incident occurred just after 2:30 p.m., after the RV's driver was pulled over for running a red light near the intersection of Delridge Way Southwest...
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Crews contain commercial natural gas leak near Georgetown neighborhood in Seattle
SEATTLE, WA - According to KING 5 TV, emergency crews contained a “major” commercial natural gas leak at a building near Seattle’s Georgetown neighborhood on Friday afternoon. Authorities were initially alerted around 2:45 p.m. of dangerous levels of natural gas at a building on the 7000 block of Airport Way South. Power was shut...
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I-90 shut down from North Bend to Ellensburg due to multiple crashes and avalanche danger
SNOQUALMIE PASS, WA - Officials with the Washington State Department of Transportation reported an extensive closure of Interstate 90 over Snoqualmie Pass on Monday evening. According to a tweet from the official WSDOT account, multiple crashes and avalanche danger forced troopers to shut down the roadway from mile marker 35 in North Bend to...
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Two injured after fleeing RV crashes into two vehicles and a pedestrian in West Seattle
SEATTLE, WA - Authorities say at least two people were injured after an RV crashed into two vehicles and a pedestrian in West Seattle during a police chase on Monday afternoon. According to KOMO News, the incident happened at the intersection of Delridge Way Southwest and Southwest Andover Street at around 3 p.m. The...
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15 crashes force closure of I-90 WB near North Bend on Saturday
NORTH BEND, WA - A series of crashes resulted in the closure of I-90 westbound in the vicinity of North Bend on Saturday, KOMO reports. Icy conditions were a factor in 15 crashes, including three rollovers. The Washington State Patrol blocked traffic in the area so that tow trucks could clear the scene. While...
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