Driver arrested after deadly rollover crash on southbound I-5 in SeaTac
SEATAC, Wash. — A 23-year-old man was killed and another man was injured in a single-vehicle rollover crash on southbound Interstate 5 in SeaTac Thursday morning.
The crash on southbound I-5 just south of South 200th Street was first reported around 4 a.m. The crash blocked one lane of the interstate and partially blocked the South 200th Street Road on-ramp to I-5 for nearly 5 hours.
According to the Washington State Patrol (WSP), a 2018 Toyota Camry was driving south on I-5 at a high rate of speed before the crash. The Camry left the roadway and struck a tree on the right side of the interstate. The WSP said the vehicle rolled and came to a stop in a ditch.
The 23-year-old passenger was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene.
The 22-year-old man driving the Camry was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Puget Sound Fire said the driver “suffered life-threatening injuries.” The driver was taken into custody at Harborview for vehicular homicide, according to the WSP.
The Washington State Department of Transportation reported that the crash was cleared around 8:20 a.m.
