Suspected DUI driver arrested for hitting patrol car on I-5
Apr 28, 2025, 8:26 AM
Photos of the damage of the WSP vehicle that was hit by a driver suspected of a DUI. (Photos courtesy of KIRO 7)
(Photos courtesy of KIRO 7)
Troopers with Washington State Patrol (WSP) arrested a driver, suspected of being under the influence, after they hit a patrol car on the side of the freeway.
It happened Monday around 2:40 a.m. on southbound I-5 near Boeing Field in Seattle.
WSP said its trooper was conducting a stop on the right shoulder at the time.
That’s when a passing car hit the patrol vehicle and pushed it into the other one, according to WSP.
No one was hurt.
The causing driver was arrested.
Pictures from WSP show the severe damaged the crash caused to the patrol car.
Around 2:40am this trooper was on a stop SB I-5 near Boeing Field on the right shoulder. A vehicle traveling SB struck the patrol vehicle and pushed it into the other vehicle. Causing driver arrested for suspected impairment. No injuries sustained by any involved. pic.twitter.com/w5ewnmtU44
— Trooper Rick Johnson (@wspd2pio) April 28, 2025
