Driver dozes off, slams into fire truck on I-5
Sep 21, 2025, 2:24 PM
A driver who fell asleep at the wheel crashed a vehicle into a fire engine responding to a DUI crash on I-5 in Federal Way Sunday. (Photo: Washington State Patrol)
(Photo: Washington State Patrol)
The driver of a car that slammed into a fire engine on I-5 Sunday morning says he fell asleep at the wheel.
State patrol investigators say troopers and a crew from South King Fire & Rescue were responding to a DUI rollover crash on southbound I-5 in Federal Way.
Amazingly, only minor injuries resulted from a car that crashed into a South King Fire fire engine on I-5 Sunday. (Photo: Washington State Patrol)
That’s when they say another driver entered the crash zone and crashed into the side of the fire truck.
A first responder sweeps up debris after a sedan slammed into the side of this fire engine on I-5 in Federal Way on Sunday. (Photo: Washington State Patrol)
The driver who crashed into the engine told investigators they had fallen asleep as they were driving.
Fortunately, there were only minor injuries.
