Man accused of deadly crash off Tukwila overpass onto I-5, pleads not guilty
Mar 24, 2025, 3:14 PM | Updated: 3:17 pm
The scene after a crash in Tukwila on I-5. (Photo courtesy of Puget Sound Fire)
(Photo courtesy of Puget Sound Fire)
The man accused of crashing his car off a Tukwila overpass onto Interstate 5 (I-5) faced a judge Monday. He pled not guilty to several charges, reported KIRO 7.
Prosecutors said Daud Mohamud reportedly ran from the scene. The crash killed one man, Abdiqadir Ahmed.
Daud Mohamud is accused in connection with a deadly crash off an overpass earlier this month in Tukwila. (Courtesy KIRO-7)
Another one of his passengers was seriously injured, with his neck and collarbone broken, court documents said. Two more people had minor injuries after they were driving and were hit by the Highlander plummeting from above.
The crash shut down the highway for hours and caused major disruptions to traffic in the area.
The documents showed Mohamud was allegedly driving his mother’s SUV without a license at the time of the crash off the overpass. Police said the car was supposed to have a lock over the ignition but did not.
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Mohamud has incurred more than 35 traffic infractions over the past 12 years, according to the documents. They include speeding, texting while driving, driving without insurance, driving without a license, tailgating, and HOV lane violations.
“This is an individual with previous criminal convictions, and prosecutors are highly concerned about community safety,” said Douglas Wagoner, a spokesperson with the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. “That’s why they asked for bail in the amount of $150,000 at his first court appearance.”
The judge previously set his bail at $100,000 instead. Mohamud has since posted that bail and been released from jail, but he has been on house arrest and is, pending the trial, effectively banned from driving.
Wagoner said his office is busy at work preparing evidence to present to a jury.
His trial is scheduled for May 5.
Contributing: KIRO 7
