June 25, 2023
King County: Just after 4:30pm yesterday, June 24, 2023, Washington State Patrol (WSP) communications received a 9-1-1 call reporting a serious motorcycle collision EB SR 18 to C St. in Auburn.
Once troopers arrived they observed a female motorcycle rider with a severe leg injury on the ground and a trooper immediately applied a tourniquet. The fire department arrived and continued emergency medical aid after which the subject was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center.
Further investigation revealed that the motorcycle was taking the exit to C St. from EB SR 18 when it encountered a vehicle driving in the wrong lane up the ramp causing the motorcycle to go down. The only description of the causing vehicle is that it was beige sedan.
WSP detectives asking any witnesses or anyone with information on the suspect or suspect vehicle to contact Detective Haake at Russ.Haake@wsp.wa.gov.
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