Driver arrested for DUI after passing out with child in back seat
Jan 2, 2026, 11:53 AM
WSP troopers had to break the window to get into a car after a driver passed out behind the wheel. (Photo courtesy of WSP)
(Photo courtesy of WSP)
A driver was arrested after they were found passed out in their car with a child inside.
Washington State Patrol (WSP) troopers found the car stopped on the shoulder and partially in the first lane of southbound I-5 near Michigan Street, according to an X post by the agency.
This vehicle was located SB I-5 near Michigan St in Seattle stopped on the shoulder, partially in lane 1. The driver was passed out behind the wheel with a child in the backseat. Troopers had to break the window to get in. The driver was arrested for DUI. pic.twitter.com/ixRRan9vHv
— Trooper Rick Johnson (@wspd2pio) January 1, 2026
The driver had passed out behind the wheel, and there was a child in the back seat, WSP stated.
Troopers had to break the window to get in.
The driver was subsequently arrested for DUI.
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