If this story sounds familiar, that is because, sadly, it is.
Yesterday, I wrote about a wrong-way driver who troopers barely stopped before almost crashing on I-5, and last night they found another on I-90 near Issaquah.
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According to Trooper Rick Johnson with Washington State Patrol, multiple 911 calls started coming in around 11:30 p.m. reporting a vehicle traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes of I-90.
Washington State Patrol Troopers Stop the Vehicle Near SR-18
WSP troopers worked together to quickly find the car before the situation turned deadly. Troopers were able to find and stop the vehicle near SR-18, ending what could have been a catastrophic chain of events. Thankfully, no injuries were reported because of the quick action by both the 911 callers and the police.
The driver was arrested and booked into jail for DUI. Too often, alcohol impairment is the common thread for incidents like this, like in the wrong-way driving case I covered just yesterday…