One dead after head-on crash in Pierce County
One person is dead after a two-vehicle collision on the Key Peninsula Highway.
Anne Nesbit, spokesperson for Key Peninsula Fire, told The News Tribune the collision happened at about 8:44 a.m. in the 3700 block of Key Peninsula Highway. One person has died, Nesbit said, while another has been transported to a hospital with critical injuries.
Carly Cappetto, spokesperson for the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office, told The News Tribune the collision was a head-on crash. One of the vehicles was a pickup and one was a sedan.
Nesbit declined to give the ages and genders of the drivers, citing medical privacy laws.
The highway is down to one lane, Nesbit said, but it is passable.
Nesbit said the cause is under investigation.
This story was originally published May 22, 2026 at 10:26 AM.
