Wrong-way driver Delfin Ignacio killed and Anthony Swinsinski, 27, injured on Highway 16 in Port Orchard, Washington
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.
The things you need to know about an accident with a drunk driver
Drunk-driving crashes are complicated because of the many parties potentially involved, including the drunk driver, the bar or tavern where they got drunk, the party host who gave alcohol to a minor, and the parole officer tasked with supervising repeat offenders. Here is what you need to know about drunk driving accidents and injury claims.
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