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Alleged intoxicated driver crashes down a hill in Auburn

Mar 25, 2025, 6:40 AM

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Debris from a car that crashed down a hill in Auburn. (Photo courtesy of WSP)

(Photo courtesy of WSP)

A person has been arrested for suspicion of DUI after they crashed down an Auburn hillside early Tuesday morning.

According to the Washington State Patrol (WSP), the driver missed the curve on the ramp of eastbound State Route 18 at C Street and ended up 75 feet down the hillside.

The driver has minor injuries and the ramps were shut down for more than two hours while troopers investigated.



No one else was injured.

This is a developing story, check back for updates

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Alleged intoxicated driver crashes down a hill in Auburn