A 26-year-old Tacoma woman was killed in a four-vehicle collision early Saturday morning, Dec. 4 along southbound Interstate 5 near the Kent\/Federal Way border that allegedly involved a driver under the influence of drugs or alcohol.<\/p>\n
Samantha Mararac was a passenger in one of the vehicles and died at the scene, according to the Washington State Patrol.<\/p>\n
The crash occurred at about 1:44 a.m. on I-5, just south of State Route 516 near South 272nd Street.<\/p>\n
The State Patrol arrested a 43-year-old Kent man for investigation of vehicular homicide and DUI, according to a press memo.<\/p>\n
A vehicle was disabled and blocking lane one of five lanes, according to the State Patrol. Two vehicles stopped in lane one to attempt to get around the vehicle. A fourth vehicle, driven by the Kent man, reportedly rear ended one of the vehicles pushing it into another vehicle, causing one of the vehicles to come to a stop facing the wrong way. The Kent driver then reportedly continued southbound and struck that vehicle before it came to a rest in lane two.<\/p>\n
The Kent driver, who was alone in his vehicle, was not injured.<\/p>\n
Two others in the vehicle with Mararac were injured. The driver, a 24-year-old Renton woman, and another passenger, a 34-year-old Renton man, were each transported to Valley Medical Center in Renton.<\/p>\n
The drivers of the other two vehicles were not injured and had no passengers.<\/p>\n
Three vehicles were totaled and one had damage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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