Wrong-way crash kills one, closes southbound U.S. 101 near Shaker Church Road Friday
A wrong-way collision killed one person and fully blocked southbound US 101 near Shaker Church Road Friday morning.
A northbound driver in a Nissan pickup veered into a southbound lane and crashed head-on into another vehicle at 5:09 a.m., according to a news release and tweets from Trooper Ryan Burke. The surviving driver, a 53-year-old Gig Harbor man, suffered injuries and was transported to Providence St. Peter Hospital, the release reads.
Officials later arrested the man on suspicion of vehicular homicide. Burke said drugs are suspected to have been a factor in the crash.
Officials diverted drivers around the scene by directing them to exit on Steamboat Island Road and reenter US 101 at Mud Bay, according to Burke. The signed detour remained in place for nearly 4 hours until about 9:10 a.m. Friday, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation.
The victim has not yet been identified, Burke tweeted.
This story was originally published December 4, 2020 at 9:39 AM.
