crossed the intersection of South 240th Street and 98th Avenue South,<\/a> a 2014 BMW 320 drove through a stop sign on 98th Avenue South and collided with the passenger side of the Traverse at an estimated speed of 40 mph in a posted 25 mph zone. The eastbound Traverse did not have any traffic control, so it had the right of way at the intersection, which is near East Hill Elementary School.<\/p>\nThe BMW stopped in the middle of South 240th Street with significant front end damage. The Traverse was pushed to the north side of the roadway, where it crashed into a fence and tree just past the intersection.<\/p>\n
Caldwell admitted to the officer she was the driver of the BMW. She also reportedly told the officer she had gone out to dinner and then went to a friend’s house where she had two shots of alcohol about two hours apart, according to charging papers.’<\/p>\n
Caldwell agreed to voluntary field sobriety tests. An officer said she noticed several signs of possible impairment, as Caldwell reportedly lost her balance doing heel to toe steps and did the wrong number of steps. Caldwell also agreed to a preliminary breath sample, which reportedly showed she had been drinking. She was placed under arrest for a DUI under the age of 21.<\/p>\n
An officer checked at Valley Medical Center in Renton on Caldwell’s passenger, who suffered a broken collarbone and blunt force trauma to her abdomen, according to court documents. Based on the injuries, officers booked Caldwell for vehicular assault. Nobody else was injured in the crash.<\/p>\n
Caldwell played volleyball at Decatur High School in Federal Way and had committed to play in the fall at Centralia College, according to the Centralia College volleyball Facebook page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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