Crime & Safety
Driver In Wrong-Way I-5 Crash Near Lakewood Identified
Police have identified the man who caused a crash on I-5 near SR 512 in December.
LAKEWOOD, WA - State police have identified the man who they say caused a two-car crash along I-5 near the SR 512 interchange in late December.
Washington State Patrol identified the driver as Oscar Sanabria, 38, of Tacoma. He is being held in the Pierce County Jail on $1 million bail on charges of rape and kidnapping. He is also being held on a charge of vehicular assault. Tacoma police spokesperson Loretta Cool has said that the car Sanabria was driving was stolen.
On Dec. 26 at around 7 a.m., Sanabria was allegedly driving a Nissan Versa northbound in the southbound lanes of I-5 near SR 512. Sanabria collided head-on with a vehicle driven by a 32-year-old Tacoma man. Sanabria suffered serious injuries in the crash and was taken to Madigan Army Medical Center for treatment.
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Troopers investigating a collision southbound I5 just north of 512. All lanes blocked. IRT en route for traffic control
— Trooper T. Bartolac (@wspd1pio) December 26, 2016
The other driver suffered a broken arm and was transported to Tacoma General Hospital, Washington State Patrol said.
The crash initially closed all lanes of I-5. Crews were able to open one lane, but the accident caused long traffic backups until the scene was cleared at 10 a.m.
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