Crime & Safety
Suspected Drunk Driver Crashes Into Trooper's Car On I-5
No one was injured in the Friday night collision.
FEDERAL WAY, WA - A Washington State Patrol car was struck during a traffic stop on the right shoulder of southbound I-5 near the intersection with SR 18. The driver was arrested and booked under suspicion of DUI. No injuries were reported in the crash.
The right lane of southbound I-5 is currently blocked. The crash follows news that DUI arrests increased in King County by 22 percent in 2017.
The total number of arrests for DUI as of November was 2,565, according to police. (For more local news, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts and newsletters from Renton Patch, click here to find your local Washington Patch. Also, follow us on Facebook, and if you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)
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Troopers car hit on the right shoulder while on a traffic stop SB I5 south of SR 18. Blocking right lane and no injuries reported. pic.twitter.com/3CrYqyaLN8
— Trooper Rick Johnson (@wspd2pio) December 16, 2017
Image via Trooper Rick Johnson
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