Captain Jason Berry
Government and Media Relations
(360) 596-4010 – office
(360) 596-4015 – fax
http://www.wsp.wa.gov
*** For Immediate Release***
Date:
March 9, 2011
Contact:
Trooper Julie Startup
Phone:
(425) 766-0812
E-mail:
Julie.Startup@wsp.wa.gov
Minor Injuries in RV Rollover Collision on Interstate 5
Sleeping passengers in an RV rollover collision were not injured. The driver, a 42 year old Albany, Oregon female, only received minor injuries when her recreational vehicle struck the guardrail and rolled onto the right shoulder.
Just before 5 a.m. this morning an RV traveling south on Interstate 5 lost control as it approached the 175th exit in Shoreline. The vehicle went off the roadway and impacted the guardrail causing it to roll and come to rest on the shoulder. Initially the driver stated she had two passengers, her 3 year old son and male friend, but after a thorough search no passengers were located. The driver received minor injuries and stated she may have gotten a flat tire causing her to lose control.
At 7:51 a.m. King County Washington State Patrol communications received a call reporting that a male and a small boy were at a church off of 185th street in the Shoreline area where they had gone after being involved in a collision on Interstate 5. The investigating trooper from the RV collision arrived at the church and contacted a 41 year old Albuquerque New Mexico male and a 3 year old boy. The man stated that they had both been asleep in the back of the RV when the collision occurred and had gotten a ride off the freeway to go for help. Both were uninjured during the collision.
