Woman dies in car accident following police chase in eastern WA
EPHRATA, WA - A woman is dead and two men are in custody following a police chase in eastern Washington, KOMO News reports. The Grant County Sheriff's Office says the chase began at about 2:30 a.m. yesterday morning, when an Ephrata police officer responded to reports of a suspicious person in the Swanson Addition...
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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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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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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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2-vehicle crash shuts down 26th Ave SW and SW 106th St
SEATTLE, WA - King County Sheriff deputies responded to a two-vehicle collision in southwest Seattle on Saturday that left an SUV on its side, West Seattle Blog reports. The collision occurred at the intersection of 26th Avenue SW and SW 106th Street sometime before 9:26 p.m. on March 6. A photograph of the crash...
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Crash blocks right lane on SB SR 99 at Duwamish Bridge
SEATTLE, WA - A crash blocked the far right lane on SR-99's Duwamish Bridge this morning, the Washington State Department of Transportation reports. #Seattle: Right lane blocked on the southbound SR 99 Duwamish Bridge. Expect delays. pic.twitter.com/BMdgOK8vGF — WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) March 8, 2021 Footage taken from a traffic camera in the area shows...
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