One W.S.P. trooper slightly injured, two cruisers damaged, after woman driving SUV travels the wrong way down I-5 in King County.

Modified Date: 
Thu, 03/03/2016 - 12:06pm
Accident Date: 
Thursday, January 23, 2014

Wrong way I-5 driver collides with state troopers.

A wrong way driver hit several vehicles including two Washington State Patrol cars on Interstate 5 in Tukwila Friday morning.

A wrong way driver hit several vehicles including two Washington State Patrol cars on Interstate 5 in Tukwila Friday morning. It happened around 4 a.m. A WSP spokesman said an SUV with several people inside was headed the wrong way in the southbound lanes. Troopers say the underage driver is suspected of DUI. Troopers say the SUV may have traveled up to five miles in the wrong direction, hitting at least one other vehicle. "The initial calls came around Boeing Field, so we're talking 5 or 6 miles at least. But if you look at, she came on maybe from the downtown area or even Michigan Street. It could even be farther than that," said a Trooper. The driver hit one state trooper vehicle and slowed down significantly. A second trooper was able to block the SUV with his patrol car. “When the suspect driver got out of the vehicle after being hit by the second patrol car, she actually was blaming that state trooper for hitting her. [She] seemed disoriented, [she] didn’t know exactly where she was," said the Trooper. The first trooper was transported with minor injuries. The trooper driving the second vehicle is a cadet who just got out of the academy. There was a veteran trooper in the passenger seat. The SUV was finally stopped at the ramp to State Route 518.

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Type: Car Accident
Roadway: 
I-5

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