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SB I-5 in Tacoma reopens after investigation into fatal crash

Oct 21, 2016, 5:38 AM | Updated: 6:03 am

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One person died in one of two multi-vehicle collisions on southbound I-5 in Tacoma Friday morning. (WSP)

(WSP)

The investigation into a serious-injury crash and a separate hit-and-run had all lanes of southbound I-5 at State Route 512 blocked in Tacoma Friday morning.

Washington State Trooper Todd Bartolac said the crashes occurred on the freeway overnight. One was a three-car crash. The other was a two-car hit-and-run.

One person was killed, KIRO Radio’s Chris Sullivan reports.

The causing drivers were both arrested for DUI, according to Bartolac.

Traffic was detoured to Gravelly Lake Drive until approximately 6 a.m. when the freeway reopened.

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