A 24-year old man from Texas is facing charges after causing a crash on I-5 southbound near Tacoma on Sunday. The wrong way collision seriously injured four people.
All Southbound Lanes of the Interstate Were Shut Down Near South 84th Street
All of southbound I-5 is currently blocked near milepost 129 for a wrong way collision. Troopers will be investigating for an extended time, detours are in place. Please avoid the area. -DS
— Trooper Kameron Watts (@wspd1pio) May 10, 2026
The crash occurred at about 8 am, just south of Tacoma. The man was traveling north in the southbound lanes of I-5, just north of state route 512 when he crashed into a southbound vehicle. According to Washington State Patrol, a 48-year old Renton woman and a 14-year old passenger were in the southbound vehicle…