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Thursday, February 6, 2014
Police in Federal Way say a woman suspected of shoplifting at a mall led police on a chase that ended with a wreck on Interstate 5 and caused a major traffic jam during the Friday evening commute. A Federal Way law enforcement officer was trying to arrest the woman when she jumped into her car and drove at him. When officers gave chase, the woman drove onto southbound I-5, then tried to make a U-turn into the northbound lanes. Her car hit two vehicles before coming to a stop. Some minor injuries were reported. The woman was arrested.
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Saturday, November 16, 2013

The 43-year-old driver of a pickup truck was in custody Sunday night for investigation of vehicular assault after the vehicle went through a guardrail, rolled off Interstate 5 in Federal Way and trapped the driver and a passenger inside, according to the Washington State Patrol. The crash happened at I-5 and South 288th Street at approx. 7:00 p.m. The driver was also being investigated for DUI. The passenger was taken to Harborview Medical Center.

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Tuesday, April 9, 2013

A sticky situation on Interstate 5 clogged the freeway for hours after a semitruck dumped 20,000 gallons of a glue-like substance on I-5 north of Federal Way. Four lanes of northbound I-5 were shut down just north of Highway 18 Wednesday night after a semitruck slammed into a stalled minivan that was stopped on I-5  shortly before 7 p.m. The driver of the minivan, a 55-year-old Federal Way woman, was seriously injured and transported to Harborview.  The 61-year-old driver of the semitruck was not hurt.5 things survivors of a commercial truck accident need to know

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Saturday, November 3, 2012

Washington State Patrol detectives are asking witnesses to a fatal crash on Interstate 5 on Sunday morning to call in. Early Sunday morning, a three-vehicle collision resulted in the death of a semi driver on southbound Interstate 5 near 336th St. in Federal Way. A 21-year-old Renton man was driving a Nissan Altima southbound on I-5 at about 2 a.m. when he lost control and struck a barrier. A Toyota Camry being driven by a 24-year-old Tacoma woman hit the Altima, pushing the Altima into the other lane.