1 Dead Following Wrong-Way Crash On I-5

LAKEWOOD, WA - A wrong-way driver collided with another vehicle along I-5 Thursday afternoon, according to Washington State Patrol. The crash happened near exit 119, which is the exit for Steilacoom-DuPont Road. Expect delays in that area this afternoon.

At 2:30 p.m., Trooper Brooke Bova reported that both drivers survived with non-life threatening injuries. The wrong-way driver is not suspect of DUI, Bova said, but did enter I-5 in the wrong direction.

The passenger who died in the crash was Berdie Owings, 69, of DuPont. The driver of the 2003 Suzuki Aerio, Albert Owings, 82, of DuPont, was transported to St. Joseph's Hospital.

The other driver in a 2005 Chevrolet Equinox was Jennifer Kar, 46, of Federal Way. She entered I-5 in the wrong direction and will be charged with second-degree negligent driving, according to Washington State Patrol. She was also transported to St. Joseph's Hospital for treatment.

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