Drunk driver downs power lines on SR-99 near Tacoma
MILTON, WA - A drunk driver collided with a utility pole on SR-99 early this morning, bringing down power lines and blocking traffic in the area. KOMO News reports that the accident happened at about 5 a.m. Friday, on SR-99 near the border of Pierce and King Counties. A driver lost control of their...
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Collision on I-405 SB ahead of W Valley Hwy slows rush hour traffic
TUKWILA, WA - A collision on southbound I-405 north of W Valley Highway/SR-181 is affecting early rush hour traffic, per the Washington State Department of Transportation. On I-405 southbound just north of W Valley Hwy there is a collision partially blocking the right lane. — WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) March 25, 2021 The incident occurred...
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USPS semi truck strikes, kills bicyclist in Georgetown
SEATTLE, WA - A bicyclist was fatally hit in the Georgetown neighborhood yesterday by a semi truck bearing United States Postal Service livery, KOMO News reports. It seems that the truck's driver was attempting to make a right turn on a red light from S Michigan Street onto Corson Avenue when they struck the...
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4 killed in head-on collision in Granger
GRANGER, WA - Three adults and a child were killed in a head-on collision in Eastern Washington early yesterday morning, KOMO News reports. The Washington State Patrol says the incident happened on SR-22 near SR-223 at about 3 a.m. on March 24, when a westbound vehicle drifted into the oncoming lane and collided with...
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Renton police respond to accident at Oakesdale & SW 34th
RENTON, WA - Police responded to a car vs. semi accident at the intersection of Oakesdale Avenue SW and SW 34th Street yesterday afternoon. According to the official Twitter account of the Renton Police Department, the collision happened sometime before 2:36 p.m. on March 24 and involved a passenger vehicle and a semi truck....
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2 adults, 4 children injured in rollover on beach in SW Washington
LONG BEACH, WA - Six people, including four children, were injured on Saturday afternoon when their vehicle overturned on a beach just north of the Oregon border, the Chinook Observer reports. The single-vehicle collision happened shortly before 12:50 p.m. on March 20, about a mile south of the beach entrance on Cranberry Road. Witnesses...
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Tacoma elementary school evacuated after smoke detected
TACOMA, WA - Students were evacuated from Lowell Elementary School yesterday after smoke was reported in one of the classrooms, KOMO reports. Fire crews were called to the school, located at 810 N 13th Street, at about 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Staff and students were already outside the building by the time they arrived....
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