Sleepy driver topples tractor-trailer on I-5 in Lakewood
LAKEWOOD, WA – A tractor-trailer crashed and overturned on Interstate 5 north after the driver fell asleep in Lakewood overnight on Wednesday. State Trooper Robert Reyer reported that the vehicle overturned in the northbound lanes near Berkeley Street Southwest shortly after midnight. After the driver fell asleep, the truck struck a cement barrier and...
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Mountlake Terrace accident on I-5 injuries one person
MOUNTLAKE TERRACE, WA – One person was transported to an area hospital after a car accident on Interstate 5 in Mountlake Terrace on Tuesday morning. According to Trooper Rocky Oliphant, the accident happened on I-5 south and was blocking two lanes at about 10:30 a.m. A driver was transported to a local hospital with...
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Oregon woman seriously injured in DUI crash in Brinnon
BRINNON, WA – An Oregon woman was injured when she crashed her vehicle off the roadway and into multiple trees in Brinnon on Monday afternoon. According to the Peninsula Daily News, the 52-year-old woman was southbound on U.S. Highway 101 near Pleasant Harbor when she lost control of her 2002 Hyundai Elantra at about...
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Vehicle catches fire from downed lines in Kenmore
KENMORE, WA – Firefighters extinguished a car fire after a downed power line fell on an unoccupied vehicle in Kenmore over the weekend. According to local news, the vehicle went up in the flames in the 8400 block of Northeast 169th Street and was fully engulfed before firefighters could extinguish the flames. Thankfully, the...
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Motorcyclist escapes major injury after Seattle hit-and-run
SEATTLE, WA – A motorcyclist escaped major injuries when a hit-and-run driver cut the rider off on Interstate 5 in Seattle on Monday afternoon. According to Trooper Rick Johnson, the motorcyclist was exiting southbound I-5 to Mercer Street shortly before 3 p.m. A car cut across the gore point and collided with the motorcycle....
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31-year-old injured in Grays Harbor County rollover
GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY, WA – The 31-year-old driver of a Subaru SUV was injured when his vehicle overturned on Highway 12 near Elma on Saturday afternoon. According to The Olympian, the Puyallup resident was going east on U.S. Highway 12 at about 5:10 p.m. The man took the exit to Elma at a high...
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Driver extricated from crashed car in Maple Valley
KING COUNTY, WA – Puget Sound firefighters extricated the driver of a sedan that crashed into a wooded area of Maple Valley on Sunday afternoon. According to KIRO 7 News, the driver crashed off the road near the intersection of Southeast 213th Street and 196th Avenue Southwest. The vehicle landed into a wooded area...
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