Olympia woman killed in Tacoma when car runs into bus on I-5
Since publishing, the Washington State Patrol has updated the gender of the deceased.
A 44-year-old Olympia woman died after her car ran into the back of a Sound Transit bus in Tacoma on Friday night.
The crash occurred on Interstate 5 near South 96th Street at 10:22 p.m.
The bus was traveling south when the car rearended it, Washington State Patrol Trooper Ryan Burke said on Twitter. The driver of the car was found unconscious and taken to Madigan Army Medical Center, Burke said.
“Toyota Camry was reported at a high rate prior,” the trooper said on Twitter.
The car’s driver was pronounced dead Friday night, Burke announced Saturday morning.
Burke said impairment is believed to be a factor in this collision.
“[Her] ability to drive was affected,” he told The News Tribune. “We don’t know if alcohol was involved until blood tests come back.”
Two people on the bus — the driver and another worker — were uninjured, Burke said.
The collision closed the two right lanes of I-5 for more than two hours.
The name of the woman who died was not released pending notification of her family.
This story was originally published March 6, 2021 at 10:34 AM.
