SEATTLE NEWS ARCHIVES & FEATURES
Hit and run collision involving 5 cars blocks northbound SR 167
Apr 12, 2026, 3:42 PM
A photo of a Washington State Patrol patch. (Photo courtesy of the Washington State Patrol)
(Photo courtesy of the Washington State Patrol)
Washington state troopers are searching for a hit-and-run driver who caused a five-car collision that shut down the northb0und lanes of SR 167 Sunday afternoon.
At around 2:30 p.m., troopers posted on X an alert that all northbound lanes of the freeway were closed.
A check of traffic cameras indicates the lanes have reopened.
Photo: Courtesy Washington Dept. of Transportation
The state patrol reported on X that the collisions resulted in injuries.
Police say the driver that caused the crashes took off on foot.
Officers are still looking for that driver.
Cameras show two truck drivers on the shoulder of the freeway at S. 180th responding to the collision scene.
The state patrol says there were no life-threatening injuries.
