Crime

Woman killed in rollover crash on Waller Road has been identified

Authorities have identified a woman killed Tuesday night in a crash on Waller Road East.

Lisa Sanford, 44, was the passenger in a 2000 Volkswagen Passat that failed to negotiate a curve in the 4200 block of

Waller Road, struck a pile of rocks and overturned.

She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Pierce County sheriff’s investigators say the driver, a 55-year-old man, was likely impaired.

He was taken to Tacoma General Hospital in serious condition and has not yet been arrested.

The investigation into the fatal crash is ongoing.

Stacia Glenn
The News Tribune
Stacia Glenn covers crime and breaking news in Pierce County. She started with The News Tribune in 2010. Before that, she spent six years writing about crime in Southern California for another newspaper.
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