Another WSP patrol car hit in King County, 5th vehicle struck in 5 days
WSP vehicle struck, trooper and tow truck driver hurt
Another Washington State Patrol car was hit in King County.
RENTON, Wash. - A trooper in a patrol car and a tow truck driver were injured in a crash Tuesday night on State Route 167 in Renton.
The crash occurred in the northbound lanes near Interstate 405.
Washington State Patrol Trooper Rick Johnson said the trooper was blocking a lane because of a previous crash when an approaching car failed to move over and struck the patrol car.
The trooper was inside the patrol car when it was hit and was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.
Johnson said a tow truck driver, who was at the scene recovering a vehicle from the earlier crash, was standing outside next to the trooper's car when the impact pushed the patrol car into him. The tow truck driver was also taken to a hospital with minor injuries.
Impairment was not a factor in the crash, and the driver told troopers they were unable to move over.
This was the fifth WSP patrol car hit in King County in the past five days, Johnson said.
Over the weekend, four patrol cars were hit by impaired drivers in a single night.
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