Five people injured after multi-vehicle crash on northbound I-5
Mar 23, 2026, 5:27 AM | Updated: 8:08 am
Traffic backed up on northbound I-5 at 5 a.m. just north of S. 188th Street due to a multi-vehicle collision. (Photo courtesy of WSDOT)
(Photo courtesy of WSDOT)
Five people were injured in a multi-vehicle crash on northbound I-5 just north of S. 188th Street, exit 152, early Monday morning.
All northbound lanes were closed just after 1 a.m., reopening at approximately 5:30 a.m. Traffic was backed up by as much as three miles during the closure.
CLEARED: All lanes are open on NB I-5 at S 188th St after an earlier collision. https://t.co/NQ3FiIhWiO
— WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) March 23, 2026
One driver lost control of his vehicle and crashed into another before three more vehicles piled into the collision. The driver who caused the crash was not injured and has been arrested on suspicion of DUI.
One driver was transported to Harborview Medical Center, and three others, one driver and two passengers, were transported to Valley Medical Center. Another driver involved in the collision sustained injuries and received medical aid at the scene. Four people inside the fifth vehicle involved were not injured.
According to KIRO Newsradio Traffic, one reason for the delay in reopening the lanes was due to a “ton of debris” lying across all the northbound lanes after the multi-vehicle collision.
This is a developing story, check back for updates
Follow Frank Sumrall on X. Send news tips here.
