Wrong-way driver collides with trooper on 520
Sep 25, 2012, 5:21 AM | Updated: 6:54 am
A wrong-way driver collided with a Washington State Patrol car Tuesday morning on the 520 bridge in Seattle.
WSP spokesperson Julie Judson says they received the report of a wrong-way driver from a construction worker that spotted the vehicle traveling westbound on the eastbound lanes just before midnight.
When a WSP trooper responded, it didn’t take long to locate the wrong-way driver.
“As he approached the scene, a vehicle moved out from in front of the trooper, and suddenly there was the wrong-way vehicle, so they did have some contact. They did have a head-on collision but it was mostly in the left front of the vehicle,” says Judson.
Judson says the trooper is going to be sore for a few days, but is otherwise OK.
After the crash, the wrong way driver continued to I-5 and stopped in the University District after the vehicle became disabled. Judson says he tried to run away on foot but was apprehended by police.
The driver faces likely DUI and other charges.
