Driver hits sergeant’s car, arrested for DUI
October 9, 2011
By Staff
A Newcastle woman is being investigated for driving under the influence after her car collided with a sheriff’s patrol car Sept. 2 on Interstate 5.
Washington State Patrol Trooper Julie Startup said the woman was traveling south on I-5 near downtown Seattle at about 8:45 p.m. The driver was in the lane to go toward Interstate 90, but at the last minute tried to switch lanes and stay on the mainline of I-5.
When she cut across the split in the freeway, she hit a steel partition and the Lexus she was driving hit a car driven by a sergeant working for the King County Sheriff’s Office.
The sergeant suffered minor injuries, mainly from the airbag, and was transported to Harborview Medical Center, according to King County Sgt. John Urquhart.
She was on her way to work for the beginning of her 9:30 p.m. shift.
The driver was not seriously injured and was arrested at the scene. Her name was not released due to pending toxicology reports.
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