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Woman killed in single-car rollover crash at Tacoma freeway interchange Friday evening

A 60-year-old woman from Port Angeles was killed Friday evening when her vehicle left the road and rolled as she was exiting eastbound state Route 16 onto southbound Interstate 5 in Tacoma.
A 60-year-old woman from Port Angeles was killed Friday evening when her vehicle left the road and rolled as she was exiting eastbound state Route 16 onto southbound Interstate 5 in Tacoma. Courtesy

A 60-year-old woman was killed when her sedan rolled over at the Interstate 5 and state Route 16 interchange in Tacoma on Friday evening, according to the Washington State Patrol.

WSP said Connie M. Harris McAllister of Port Angeles was driving east on Route 16 and exiting to southbound I-5 shortly after 5 p.m. when her Toyota Matrix left the road, rolled and came to rest upside down.

Harris McAllister was not wearing a seat belt and died at the scene, WSP said.

The wreck shut down the ramp for over two hours.

Craig Sailor
The News Tribune
Craig Sailor has worked for The News Tribune since 1998 as a writer, editor and photographer. He previously worked at The Olympian and at other newspapers in Nevada and California. He has a degree in journalism from San Jose State University.
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