On early Friday morning, a 22-year-old man, from Tacoma, lost his life while a woman suffered injuries following a traffic collision in Spanaway.
As per the initial information, the fatal single-vehicle crash took place at around 12:37 a.m. on State Route 507, near the Roy Y intersection. The early reports showed that the woman’s car was heading south on State Route 7. As the vehicle approached State Route 507, the woman failed to negotiate the curve, continued straight and the vehicle drifted off the roadway.
The car continued across State Route 507, crashed into a guardrail and flipped off the roadway, coming to rest just south of the highway. Officers suspect that excessive speed and DUI contributed to the accident. The driver of the vehicle, a 22-year-old Tacoma woman, sustained injuries and was rushed to St. Joseph Medical Center for treatment.
The male passenger was declared dead at the scene by the officials. He was not buckled up at the time of the collision, but the woman was wearing a seatbelt. The woman is expected to be charged with DUI vehicular homicide. The roadway was shut down for approximately three hours as crews worked at the scene. No other details are immediately available.
The crash remains under investigation.
June 25, 2022
Source: The News Tribune
