Shanna Huttenstine, 34, killed, driver of taxi van critically injured, after their van was struck by a pickup, who's driver was arrested, on State Route 167 near Puyallup.

Modified Date: 
Thu, 03/03/2016 - 12:03pm
Accident Date: 
Monday, March 3, 2014

Driver in fatal SR 167 charged with vehicular homicide.

The driver blamed for the crash that killed 34-year-old Shanna Huttenstine on Highway 167 early Tuesday had needles in his pockets and "what appeared to be marijuana," the Pierce County Prosecutor said Wednesday.

Woman killed in SR 167 crash was 12 weeks pregnant.

The fiance of a woman who was killed in a collision on State Route 167 near Puyallup early Tuesday says she was 12 weeks pregnant when she died.

The fiance of a woman who was killed in a collision on State Route 167 near Puyallup early Tuesday says she was 12 weeks pregnant when she died. Jason Speers said he and his fiancee, 34-year-old Shanna Huttenstine, were in a cab headed home to Tacoma from the hospital when their cab collided with a pickup truck. The driver of the pickup, a 48-year-old Puyallup man, later identified as Anderson Hamilton, was booked into jail for vehicular homicide after the collision. A taxi van with three people and a full size pickup with just the driver collided just after midnight on SR 167 near Puyallup. The pickup was headed northbound when it crossed into the southbound lanes. The taxi driver tried to avoid the truck, but they collided. Both Speers and Huttenstine were wearing seat belts in back of the taxi at the time of the crash. The 52-year-old Seattle man driving the taxi with Speers and Huttenstine was injured and transported to a hospital. He was last listed in critical condition. Troopers said the pickup truck driver was under the influence, but they don't think alcohol was involved. They hope a blood sample will determine what caused the impairment. He will likely be charged with vehicular homicide and vehicular assault.

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Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Shanna Huttenstine
Jason Speers
Anderson Hamilton
Roadway: 
State Route 167

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