Crime & Safety
Chaotic Night On SR 167: Semi Flips, Police Chase Hit-and-Run Driver
It all started with an overturned semi hauling groceries.
KENT, WA - Police and drivers encountered a chaotic scene in the northbound lanes of SR 167 late Thursday night.
Around 11:30 p.m. Thursday, a semi hauling groceries overturned in the northbound lanes near the Central Avenue exit in Kent.
Pic of rolled semi on 167. Semi was carrying groceries. Two right lanes will be blocked until tows arrive. CV pic.twitter.com/pXmR1AByIT
— Trooper Rick Johnson (@wspd2pio) March 3, 2017
As police and other emergency responders were tending to the scene, a distracted driver rear ended another car near the accident scene. As police started to talk to the offending driver, he took off northbound.
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News camera captured the chaos as state troopers ran down the highway to their vehicles and took off chasing the man.
Details coming up at 4:30AM on #KOMOnews https://t.co/scnX1BD5nP
— KOMO News (@komonews) March 3, 2017
According to KOMO, the offending driver is still at large.
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Image via Washington State Patrol
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