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Car goes off SR 599 overpass after deadly crash, lands on I-5 in Tukwila

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Updated  March 7, 2025 2:38pm PST
Tukwila
FOX 13 Seattle

1 dead after car goes off overpass in Tukwila

One person is dead after a car drove off an overpass in Tukwila and crashed onto northbound I-5.

The Brief

    • There was a fatal crash on the SR 599/Interurban Avenue overpass in Tukwila.
    • Troopers said a car went off the overpass and onto I-5.
    • The incident led to one death at the scene, one person with serious injuries, and four others with minor injuries.
    • The individual who was ejected on the overpass prior to the vehicle falling onto I-5 was placed in custody for Felony Hit and Run.

TUKWILA, Wash. - Troopers continue to investigate a deadly crash Friday morning that blocked multiple northbound lanes of I-5 in Tukwila. 

At about 10:30 a.m., crews responded to a serious-injury crash on northbound I-5, near the Interurban Avenue exit. 

(Puget Sound Energy)

According to Washington State Patrol Trooper Rick Johnson, there was a fatal crash on State Route 599 on the Interurban overpass. A car involved in the crash went off the overpass and onto the northbound lanes of I-5, which blocked several lanes. 

Johnson said one person died at the scene, one person had serious injuries and four other people had minor injuries. 

Around 3:30 p.m., all northbound I-5 lanes were back open.

Trooper Johnson said in a post on X at 2:30 p.m. that the individual who was ejected on the overpass prior to the vehicle falling onto I-5 was placed in custody for felony hit-and-run. He said, "This person fled the scene and was caught minutes later. Once medically cleared he will be booked into jail."

The Source: Information used in this story was from the Washington State Patrol and the Washington State Department of Transportation. 

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