Three killed in two crashes on Interstate 5. One man suspected of vehicular homicide
A 59-year-old Seattle man was suspected of vehicular homicide in a crash on Interstate 5 that killed two people, in one of two fatal crashes reported overnight on the freeway, according to the Washington State Patrol.
The double-fatal crash was reported at 10:47 p.m. Friday on northbound I-5 near Interstate 405 in Tukwila.
A 2004 Honda Pilot was traveling just south of Southcenter Boulevard when the driver lost control, for reasons not immediately known, and rolled across all lanes of traffic, coming to a stop on the driver’s side in the HOV lane, according to the WSP.
A 2003 Chevrolet Silverado, driven by the suspect, struck the roof of the Pilot. Both occupants of the Pilot — a 24-year-old Tacoma man and a 35-year-old Federal Way man — were killed at the scene, while the suspect was injured and taken to a local hospital, the WSP said.
Drugs or alcohol were a suspected factor in the crash, according to the WSP.
The second fatal crash was reported at 2:17 a.m. Saturday, when a 2016 Toyota Camry traveling southbound on I-5 “made an emergency manuever” to avoid hitting a disabled 2005 Kia — model unknown — that was blocking a lane just north of 216th Street in SeaTac, the WSP said.
But the Camry struck the rear of the Kia, killing the Kia’s occupant, a 23-year-old Sequim man, according to the WSP. The driver of the Camry, a 49-year-old Federal Way man, was injured but not taken to a hospital, the WSP said.
Drugs or alcohol were not a suspected factor in that crash, according to the WSP.
This story was originally published September 10, 2022 at 1:02 PM.
