Update: 4-year-old, teen injured Thursday night after crash in downtown Tacoma
Editor’s note: A previous version of this story incorrectly reported the 4-year-old victim in this collision died. This story was updated on Dec. 29 to correct the error.
A 4-year-old girl suffered life-threatening injuries in a single-car crash in Tacoma on Thursday night. Police initially reported the girl died.
The Tacoma Police Department responded to a crash on Delin Street between Tacoma Avenue and Wright Avenue around 8:30 p.m.
A 19-year-old man driving northbound on Delin Street hit the overpass wall above Interstate 5, Tacoma police spokesperson Wendy Haddow said.
The driver was arrested for vehicular assault but released to a hospital for his injuries.
Impairment is suspected, Haddow said.
Police advised the public to use alternate routes as they cleared the road. Delin Street was closed for three hours.
This story was originally published December 24, 2021 at 11:30 AM.
