The Brief
- A collision on southbound Interstate 5 on Monday morning sent a loose tire and debris falling into Seattle’s Eastlake neighborhood.
- The runaway tire bounced into an apartment building, cracking a window and damaging a parked car’s side mirror.
- No injuries were reported, but Washington State Patrol and emergency crews remain on the scene, causing traffic delays near the Boylston Avenue on-ramp.
SEATTLE – A crash on I-5 sent a loose truck tire into an Eastlake neighborhood Monday morning, causing minor property damage but no injuries.
Seattle traffic: Rogue tire from I-5 crash plummets into Eastlake neighborhood
Local residents walking their dogs near their apartment complex reported hearing a loud crash from I-5 overhead, followed by debris falling from the interstate.
Photo from Eastlake looking up at I-5 where the semi-truck crash happened. (Photo Courtesy: Jordan Weems, Eastlake resident)
Moments later, a rogue tire landed in the street about 20 feet away from them and bounced about 50 feet in the air, striking and cracking a tenant’s window on the building before coming down and knocking the side mirror off their parked car.
Photo of the tire that fell from I-5 after the semi-truck crash, next to the vehicle that was damaged, and the apartment building that the tire struck. (Photo Courtesy: Jordan Weems, Eastlake resident)…