Wrong-way driver Delfin Ignacio killed and Anthony Swinsinski, 27, injured on Highway 16 in Port Orchard, Washington

Modified Date: 
Thu, 03/03/2016 - 11:55am
Accident Date: 
Wednesday, May 21, 2014

DUI crash victim leaves hospital, describes brush with death

Troopers say a Tacoma bodybuilder got drunk and crashed head-on with a pick-up last Thursday, killing himself and seriously injuring another driver.

Wrong-way driver dies in head-on crash on Highway 16 near Port Orchard; other driver injured

The Washington State Patrol says the 45-year-old Tacoma man is suspected of drunken driving. He was reported swerving in traffic and made a U-turn and drove east in the westbound lane. His car collided with a pickup truck driven by a 27-year-old Port Orchard man who was injured and taken to Saint Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma.

A wrong-way driver was killed in a head-on collision on Highway 16 Thursday night three miles east of Port Orchard. The Washington State Patrol says the 45-year-old Tacoma man is suspected of drunken driving. He was reported swerving in traffic and made a U-turn and drove east in the westbound lane. His car collided with a pickup truck driven by a 27-year-old Port Orchard man who was injured and taken to Saint Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma.

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Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Delfin Ignacio
Anthony Swinsinski
Roadway: 
Highway 16

Comments

Our prayers go out to the family of the driver of this crash. My nephew could have been killed as well by this senceless act. Please do not drink and drive! Life is to precious!

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