Uber Driver Who Crashed Into Seattle Gas Station May Have Failed Sobriety Tests: Report

SEATTLE, WA - An Uber driver who crashed into a gas station earlier this week allegedly failed parts of a field sobriety test, according to a new report.

Seattle police observed that the 59-year-old Uber driver's pupils were dilated, according to documents obtained by KIRO 7, and that he was unable to satisfactorily complete the walk-and-turn portion of the test. Seattle police obtained a search warrant for the driver's blood, but test results won't be back for weeks, according to KIRO.

Seattle police Det. Patrick Michaud told the TV station that the man - who is from Gig Harbor - may have failed the test due to injuries suffered in the accident, which is why police did not immediately have probable cause to arrest him.

The accident happened around 8 p.m. Monday along Holman Road Northwest north of Ballard. The Uber driver, who was transporting a 40-year-old woman, was driving his Nissan X-Terra northbound on Holman when he allegedly struck another car, a Honda Civic. The Civic slid sideways across a planting strip and hit a tree, splitting the car in half.

The driver of the Civic was seriously injured and died on Wednesday, according to Harborview Medical Center.

After hitting the Civic, the Uber driver's Nissan continued northbound for two more blocks before crashing into the gas station at the corner of 4th Avenue Northwest, which is across the street from the QFC shopping plaza. The man's car plowed through a row of gas tanks, causing an explosion. The female passenger sustained minor injuries.

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