Woman dies, 5 hurt in sequence of 2 crashes on I-5 in Clark Co.; 2 drivers charged

CLARK COUNTY Wash. (KPTV) – Two drivers are facing charges, one woman died and five people were hurt in two sequential crashes on Interstate 5 in Clark County on Saturday morning, according to the Washington State Patrol.

Just before 5 a.m., police responded to a crash involving a car and an SUV near milepost 11 on Interstate 5 Southbound. A passenger in the SUV, a white Chevrolet Trailblazer, died at the scene. Four other people, including both drivers, were rushed to a nearby hospital.

While officers investigated the deadly crash, the Washington State Department of Transportation closed three of four lanes, using a WSDOT truck to direct traffic…

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