Two dead after high-speed crash in Pierce County
Two people are dead after a crash in Spanaway.
According to a Facebook post from the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office on Monday, the crash happened in the 400 block of Military Road East at about 8:30 p.m. on June 19.
The driver, a 48-year-old man, was driving at high speed and tried to avoid colliding with a man mowing his front lawn, the post said. He tried to correct himself and left the roadway and hit a tree.
The impact caused the car to split in half, the post said.
The driver died at the scene along with a 37-year-old woman in the back passenger seat, the post said. A 53-year-old woman in the front passenger seat was transported to a local hospital in life-threatening condition.
“There were numerous empty alcohol containers in the wreckage,” the post said. “It is believed alcohol was a factor in this collision.”
The News Tribune has reached out to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office for more information on the front passenger’s status.
This story was originally published June 23, 2026 at 8:27 AM.
