Two women injured in south Seattle street race
Jun 26, 2013, 10:52 AM | Updated: 1:42 pm
In what police believe may have started as a street race, two 17-year-old women were injured in a car crash Wednesday morning around 1:20 a.m.
The car was heading north on the 3800 block of Rainier Avenue South when the driver lost control, forcing the car off the road and into a large tree.
The crash resulted in damage of a telephone pole, fire hydrant and the driver’s Nissan Altima. According to the Seattle Police Department, no other passengers were in the car at the time.
Both driver and passenger were injured in the collision and were taken to Harbor View Medical Center. Their injuries were not life-threatening.
The driver was evaluated for possible impairment. “Speed and alcohol may have been a factor,” says Jamieson.
Police haven’t located the vehicle the women may have been racing, but the investigation is considered on-going.
Report by MyNorthwest.com intern Hannah Kadletz
