1 injured after suspected DUI collision totals car on state Route 16 Friday
A 28-year-old woman from Tacoma was injured Friday night after a car she was riding in crashed off of state Route 16 and rolled to its roof, according to a press memo from the Washington State Patrol.
The car, a white Mazda, was traveling westbound on state Route 16 near Pearl Street when it crossed all lanes and struck the right shoulder barrier just before 7 p.m., the memo said. The car came to rest in the right lane and was totaled in the collision, the memo said.
The driver, a 25-year-old woman from Bremerton, is suspected of DUI and was not injured. She was wearing a seatbelt, but her two passengers were not, according to the memo.
The 28-year-old passenger who was injured was transported to St. Joseph Medical Center. The other passenger, a 23-year-old woman from Bremerton, wasn’t injured, the memo said.
The collision closed the road for three hours and 41 minutes, according to the memo.
