Gig Harbor woman killed in wreck near SR 16 exit identified by medical examiner
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- Medical examiner identified a 42-year-old Gig Harbor woman killed in a three-car wreck.
- Her vehicle was struck by oncoming traffic near an intersection in Purdy Feb. 18.
- Crash closed SR 16 exit to SR 302 for about four hours; two others were hospitalized.
The Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified a Gig Harbor woman who died in a three-car wreck in Purdy Feb. 18.
Gurpreet Kaur, 42, died from multiple blunt force injuries. The ME ruled her manner of death an accident, according to the office’s public information portal.
Kaur was turning left when her vehicle was T-boned by an oncoming car, The News Tribune reported. A Washington State Patrol press memo that evening indicated that Kaur had stopped her car at a stop sign on Burnham Drive Northwest at the intersection with Purdy Drive Northwest, before attempting to make the turn north. The oncoming car was traveling south on Purdy Drive Northwest and hit Kaur’s car in the intersection. A third car traveling north also crashed into Kaur’s car, according to the memo.
The wreck closed the exit ramp from westbound state Route 16 to state Route 302 for about four hours, The News Tribune reported.
Kaur was pronounced dead at a local hospital, according to the WSP press memo. Two others were transported with injuries to local hospitals: a minor passenger in Kaur’s vehicle and the driver of the car traveling south on Purdy Drive Northwest, a 52-year-old man from Roy.
The third driver, a 40-year-old female from Allyn, was not injured, the memo said.
This story was originally published February 23, 2026 at 4:16 PM.
