Driver kills 2 in Puyallup, WA, arrested for DUI vehicular homicide
Wrong way driver kills 2 in Puyallup, WA, arrested for DUI
A driver now faces a DUI vehicular homicide investigation for a crash Sunday morning killing two victims.
PUYALLUP, Wash. - Three people were involved in a deadly head-on crash in Puyallup on Sunday morning. A mother and daughter have died and one was hospitalized. The roadway was shut down for about four hours.
The backstory:
State troopers say the person causing the crash on State Route 410 in the Puyallup area has now been arrested for DUI vehicular homicide. This driver was the person who was transported to the hospital and is expected to live.
Two victims in the car that was hit by the arrested driver were pronounced dead at the scene of the crash site. The mom was 53 and her daughter was 30.
Troopers shut down SR-410 on July 27 following a double-fatal crash.
Timeline:
Law enforcement first reported the crash response just after 5:30 a.m. on July 27 on SR-410 west of Valley Avenue. Westbound lanes were shut down until about 9:30 a.m. for the investigation, which remains ongoing into Sunday afternoon.
What they're saying:
"This incident happened today because of one person’s decision. Our goal is obviously to prevent that, but we can't be in people’s homes, we can't be at the bars helping people make that decision, so that’s incumbent on people to make that decision before they go and have drinks," said Trooper John Dattilo.
The Source: Information in this story came from Trooper John Dattilo with Washington State Patrol District 1.
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