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Officials identify driver who died after crashing into pole in Tacoma

A 57-year-old woman who died after crashing her vehicle into a pole in Tacoma was identified Thursday by the Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Korinn M. Siwicke, of Roy, died Monday of multiple blunt force injuries., according to a news release. The Medical Examiner’s Office ruled Siwicke’s death an accident.

The crash happened around 8:15 p.m. in the 7200 block of South Cushman Avenue. Fire crews had to extricate the woman from her vehicle.

The area where the crash occurred was closed for the collision until about 5:50 a.m. Tuesday. No more details about how the crash occurred have been released.

This story was originally published September 30, 2021 at 11:19 AM.

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Peter Talbot
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Peter Talbot is a criminal justice reporter for The News Tribune. He started with the newspaper in 2021. Before that, he earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism at Indiana University. In college, he worked as an intern at NPR in Washington, D.C. He also interned for the Oregonian and the Tampa Bay Times. Support my work with a digital subscription
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