Wrong-way crash in Sumner ends with 1 hospitalized, 1 in custody for suspected DUI

A driver going the wrong way on state Route 167 in Sumner early Monday morning collided head-on with another vehicle, sending one person to the hospital with serious injuries.

Washington State Patrol troopers said the wrong-way driver was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.

The crash occurred at about 2 a.m. on southbound state Route 167 near 24th Street East, according to East Pierce Fire & Rescue.

Trooper Robert Reyer said in a tweet that both lanes of traffic were blocked for several hours while emergency crews responded.

Reyer said the person whose vehicle was struck by the wrong-way driver suffered injuries that were serious but not life threatening. The driver who caused the crash was not injured.

This story was originally published January 24, 2022 at 8:08 AM.

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