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An 18-year-old girl who was slated to graduate from high school in one week, died in a Lacey car crash over the weekend. According to police, she was driving drunk.

Mason County Sheriff’s Deputies say they think the teen was speeding and had been drinking early Saturday morning when she lost control of her Suzuki Sidekick and crashed into a tree.

The girls’ family members do not know whether or not there was alcohol involved in the crash, all they know is that their daughter/granddaughter is gone – a week before graduating from North Thurston High School.

Fellow students say the teen’s death has made them appreciate life, and her family says if she was drinking they hope her mistake will teach others.
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A dramatic two-car accident on I-5 just north of the Highway 526 interchange in Everett on Thursday afternoon left two people with minor injuries.

According to the Washington State Patrol, two trucks went off the freeway, took out 15 sections of concrete barrier and went down a 70-foot embankment.

In one truck was a driver and two passengers, while the other had only a driver. All four suffered non life-threatening injuries that and were taken to Providence Everett Medical Center for treatment.

Tukwila police reported that a 46-year-old man from Connecticut died Saturday morning after his sedan veered across traffic and was struck by an SUV.

The auto accident happened around 10:50 a.m. in the 13500 block of Tukwila International Boulevard.

According to police, te sedan was driving southbound when it left the road, returned to traffic and was struck on its passenger side by the SUV, which was driving northbound.

An automobile driver was arrested by Seattle police after driving into a construction site early Tuesday.

Just before 12:45a.m., the automobile crash occured in the 10100 block of Holman Road Northwest, Seattle police reported.

According to witnesses, the driver was speeding when he hit a truck and then a light tower used by crews working at the site.

A man from Tacoma has been accused of driving a stolen car into the water at a marina, leaving his passenger dead following the Washington auto accident..

On Saturday, just before 10 p.m. a Tacoma police officer determined a car had been stolen by running the license plate, said Officer Mark Fulghum. He also said that police pulled the car over but the driver sped away.

Officers called it off the chase which ensued because it was too dangerous. But, they continued following the car until the street dead-ended at a marina. An officer watched as the car sunk and saw the driver climb onto the dock.

A man from Everett was sentenced to two years in prison for striking and killing a 12 year old skateboarder.

On the night of August 21st, 2006, Justin Freeman was skateboarding with friends in Everett. Kasey Cline, 28, was driving a pickup when he struck and killed Freeman. Cline kept driving after the Seattle Auto Accident.

The day following the car accident, Cline contacted Everett police and claimed he didn’t know he had hit the boy. Cline pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide in February.