Trooper crashes into wrong-way driver on I-90 in Bellevue, WA
WA trooper stops wrong way driver by crashing head-on
Video shows a Washington State trooper crashing head-on with a wrong-way driver to try and stop him.
BELLEVUE, Wash. - A driver was arrested after going the wrong-way on I-90 near West Lake Sammamish early Thursday morning.
According to Washington State Patrol Trooper Rick Johnson, the driver was reported going the wrong way from I-405 at about 2:45 a.m.
The Washington State Department of Transportation had reported there was a crash on the westbound lanes just east of West Lake Sammamish Parkway that blocked three lanes.
Trooper crashes into wrong-way driver on I-90
According to Washington State Patrol Trooper Rick Johnson, the driver was reported going the wrong way from I-405 at about 2:45 a.m.
Johnson said a trooper stopped the driver by positioning their car in its path, which ended in a crash.
The driver, who was suspected of impairment, was arrested at the scene.
Johnson also said the driver and trooper were hurt in the crash and had minor injuries.
The Source: Information for this story came from the Washington State Patrol and the Washington State Department of Transportation.
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