Man killed after suspected impaired driver crashes into tree in Tacoma
A 51-year-old man was killed Monday night after the pickup he was riding in crashed into a tree in Tacoma, police said.
The victim has not been identified.
The 56-year-old driver was booked into Pierce County Jail on suspicion of vehicular assault. Police believed the driver was under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
The wreck occurred about 8:15 p.m. near Pacific Avenue South and South 61st Street.
Two pickups were traveling south when one driver clipped the backside of the other truck, police spokeswoman Wendy Haddow said.
The impact sent the truck that struck the other careening across the street and into a tree. A passenger in that pickup was pronounced dead at the scene.
The other driver sustained minor injuries.
This story was originally published December 8, 2020 at 10:34 AM.
