FEDERAL WAY, Wash. — A person is dead, after a truck driver failed to stop at a stop light and crashed into several cars, according to the Federal Way Police Department.
The crash happened near South 356th Street and Pacific Highway South just after 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 31, according to the Federal Way Police Department.
Federal Way police say that a 69-year-old truck driver heading south did not stop when heading toward stopped traffic. The man then proceeded to hit “several stationary vehicles,” according to the Federal Way Police Department.
Federal Way Police Department confirm that one person, a driver who was hit by the truck, died. In addition, Federal Way police say two people were seriously hurt and taken to the hospital.
The truck driver seemed to be impaired at the time, according to the Federal Way Police Department. The driver was arrested for both vehicular homicide and vehicular assault.
The investigation is ongoing, with the Federal Way Major Accident Investigation Team now assigned to it.