Preliminary reports indicate that a Lexus traveling northbound on Interstate 5 was trying to change lanes when it collided with a Toyota Prius.
SeaTac, WA – One person was killed and several others injured in a multi-vehicle collision on Interstate 5 in SeaTac Thursday evening.
According to the Washington State Patrol, the crash happened shortly after 9:30 p.m. November 12, near South 200th Street.
Preliminary reports indicate that a Lexus traveling northbound on Interstate 5 was trying to change lanes when it collided with a Toyota Prius.
The Lexus then hit a minivan and pushed it into another lane, where the minivan was struck by three other vehicles.
One of the three vehicles was also pushed into a different lane and it was hit by a seventh vehicle.
The WSP reported that a 68-year-old woman riding in the minivan was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Seven other people involved in the crash were injured. Six patients were transported to Harborview Medical Center while the seventh patient, who was driving the Prius, was treated at the scene.
Alcohol and drugs were not factors in the incident but speed was believed to have played a role, according to WSP.
The driver of the Lexus, a 23-year-old Auburn man, was not injured and was arrested on charges of vehicular homicide, reckless driving, and vehicular assault.
The northbound lanes of I-5 were shut down for over seven hours as authorities worked to clear the scene.
The Washington State Patrol is still investigating the incident.