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Witnesses Sought For A Wrong Way Serious Injury Collision

January 10, 2024

King County: Just after midnight on January 4, 2024, Washington State Patrol (WSP) communications received a 9-1-1 call stating that a wrong way vehicle struck another vehicle head on NB I-5 near Columbian Way.

Once troopers arrived, they discovered that a silver 2014 Ford C-Max hatchback was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of I-5 when it struck a 2010 Toyota Prius (Taxi) which was traveling in the correct direction.

The passenger in the taxi was ejected from the vehicle and sustained extensive injuries. Both the driver of the taxi and the driver of the wrong way vehicle were transported to Harborview. The driver of the wrong way vehicle was suspected of being impaired and was arrested for investigation of Vehicular Assault and DUI.

WSP detectives are asking anyone that witnessed the collision or observed the wrong way vehicle prior to the crash to email Detective Haake at Russ.Haake@wsp.wa.gov.

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