DUI driver arrested for vehicular assault after blowing nearly 4x legal limit
Mar 2, 2026, 9:38 AM
A photo of an Intoximeter reading the causing drivers blood alcohol content after the crash on northbound I-5. (Photo: Trooper Rick Johnson, Washington State Patrol)
(Photo: Trooper Rick Johnson, Washington State Patrol)
An early Monday morning collision along northbound I-5 in King County involved a DUI driver, who blew nearly four times Washington’s legal blood alcohol content limit for driving.
At approximately 2:30 a.m., Washington State Patrol (WSP) troopers responded to the collision along NB I-5 on the ramp to SR-599, WSP announced.
The causing driver was arrested for vehicular assault due to a .316 blood alcohol content recorded on WSP’s breathalyzer.
Around 2:30am, this morning, troopers responded to a collision NB I-5 on the ramp to SR-599. The second driver sustained serious injuries. The causing driver was arrested for vehicular assault due to DUI. The exact cause of the collision is still under investigation. – NJ pic.twitter.com/hdgykazRjH
— Trooper Rick Johnson (@wspd2pio) March 2, 2026
The second driver sustained serious injuries in the crash.
WSP noted that the exact cause of the collision remains under investigation.
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