Police searching for driver of third car involved in 2-car rollover crash on I-5 in Tacoma
TACOMA, Wash. — Authorities opened a felony investigation Thursday after two drivers on Interstate 5 in Tacoma crashed, rolled over and hit a third vehicle. One person was seriously injured.
State Patrol spokeswoman Brooke Bova said the incident happened about 1:50 p.m. Thursday on I-5 north between the exits for 72nd Street and 56th Street.
The State Patrol said a black Mazda MX5 and a yellow Kia Soul were headed northbound on I-5 just south of 56th Street in lane one. A third vehicle, a red passenger car, was also traveling northbound in an unknown lane. The Mazda moved to the right shoulder to pass traffic and struck the Kia while attempting to re-enter the roadway. The Mazda and Kia rolled over, hit the third car, and came to rest on the right shoulder.
The third vehicle, the red car, continued northbound on I-5, but was believed to have sustained significant front-end damage.
The driver of the Mazda was identified as a 68-year-old Federal Way man; he was seriously injured. The driver of the Kia was identified as a 75-year-old Tacoma woman. She was injured also, but not as seriously.
The cause of the accident was listed as reckless driving, speed, and driving on the shoulder.
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Authorities are searching for the driver of the red vehicle. Troopers said hand gestured were exchanged between that driver and the driver of the Mazda.