MYNORTHWEST NEWS

Pickup truck driver breaks leg, arrested for DUI after crashing on SR 99

Sep 26, 2025, 6:46 AM

sr 99 dui pickup truck driver...

A photo of the damage the pickup truck suffered after crashing into a semi-truck on SR 99 early Friday morning. (Photo courtesy of WSP)

(Photo courtesy of WSP)

A pickup truck driver was arrested for DUI after rear-ending a semi-truck while on State Route 99 (SR 99) early Friday morning.

The driver was speeding when the crash occurred, according to the Washington State Patrol (WSP). In addition to being arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, the driver broke his leg in the crash.

“The pickup was traveling at a high rate of speed when it rear-ended the semi traveling at freeway speeds,” WSP Trooper Rick Johnson stated on X. “The driver of the pickup is under arrest for DUI and has a broken leg. Expect delays in the area for tows.”

This is a developing story, check back for updates

Follow Frank Sumrall on X. Send news tips here.

MyNorthwest News

Seattle University...

James Lynch

Man accused of peering under Seattle University restroom stall held on $75,000 bail

Prosecutors alleged Karl George Allman, 42, looked beneath a restroom stall partition at a woman inside the women’s restroom at Seattle University.

3 hours ago

Ballots...

Nia Bliss, KIRO 7

USPS bins with elections ballots discovered in dumpsters at Seattle’s Golden Gardens

King County Elections (KCE) confirmed two bins with election ballots were found in a dumpster at Seattle’s Golden Gardens this week.

3 hours ago

drug trafficking Seattle Chinatown US Attorney...

Regan Gallo-Fenz

Final sentence handed down in Seattle Chinatown drug trafficking case

A Newscastle man has been sentenced to ten years in federal prison for leading drug trafficking operations across Seattle homeless encampments.

4 hours ago

AIRBNB checkout rules new policy...

Lexi Herda, KIRO 7 News

Airbnb’s new rules limit checkout chores for guests

Rental company Airbnb announced a new global policy that bans hosts from requiring guests to perform time-consuming checkout tasks.

4 hours ago

CARE vehicle crisis response...

Julia Dallas

Seattle crisis response vehicle stolen during Greenwood welfare check

A CARE vehicle was stolen while responders were conducting a welfare check in Seattle's Greenwood neighborhood.

4 hours ago

Kelley Blue Book teen car seattle...

Charlie Harger

Harger: Kelley Blue Book wants your teen in a Camry. A KIRO listener in Seattle started in a $50 Plymouth. What was your first car?

Discover Seattle's choices for their teens' first car. Share your first car story and learn why Kelley Blue Book recommends the Camry.

5 hours ago

Pickup truck driver breaks leg, arrested for DUI after crashing on SR 99