Today’s Car Accident News – March 27, 2008

AUBURN
A 61-year-old woman was killed when her car slid off the road and hit a parked Washington State Patrol car this morning.

The accident happened early this morning on State Route 18 east of 204th in Auburn. The police officer was not in the car at the time of the crash.

Apparently he was investigating several other accidents, including a DUI, when the woman lost control of her car and slid into his car.

Fire fighters had to use the Jaws of Life to free the woman from her car. She was pronounced dead on the scene.
SEATTLE
Overnight snow and ice on Seattle-area roads caused numerous accidents for commuters in the South Sound.
Icy conditions were caused more than 13 car accidents–at least five on Interstate 5 in Federal Way. Northbound I-5 traffic was backed up all the way to Tacoma for much of the morning.

AUBURN
A car traveling down "A" Street in Auburn crossed the center line and hit another car head-on. The driver of that car was killed in the crash. The family in the other car suffered non-life threatening injuries and was sent to the hospital.

Police think that right before the crash a conversation started between a male passenger in the family car and another driver traveling right beside them but Police don’t know if the conversation was casual or confrontational. And at this point do not know if the distraction caused the crash.

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