DESCRIPTION: Early Tuesday morning around 7:20am while driving on westbound Highway 16 a young man driving a pick-up crashed into two cars causing a blockage of the left lane until 8:30 am. Two other collisions, one involving two cars and another involving four, occured during the back-up but no one was injured. Traffic continued to back up for three miles.
TYPE OF ACCIDENT:
Multiple Motor Vehicle CollisionsCAUSE: Multiple Rear-end collisions
DATE: November 9, 2010
TIME: ~7:20am
LOCATION: Highway 16, near Elandon Gardens
NUMBER OF VEHICLES: 9
CARS: 6
TRUCKS/SUV's: 3
BUS/SEMI's: 0
MOTORCYCLES: 0
PEDESTRIANS: 0
NUMBER INJURED: 0
NUMBER DECEASED: 0
DRUGS OR ALCOHOL INVOLVED: N/A
PERSONS INVOLVED: At least 9
INVESTIGATING AGENCY: Washington State Patrol
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE: None
LEGAL ANALYSIS: It was not state whether the first offending driver was cited for driving to fast for conditions.
Category: Vehicle Accidents
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