Enumclaw Crash Kills Driver and Injures Passenger, Blamed On Drunk Driving
November 16, 2011
The driver of a Honda Prelude has died and a passenger remains injured after a single car crash in Enumclaw, Washington, over the weekend. According to the Enumclaw Courier-Herald, the accident happened at 1:45 in the morning Saturday along State Route 164, but want discovered until hours later.
It was a group of pedestrians who saw the wrecked car buried in a brush pile around 7:10 in the morning Monday. Washington State Patrol arrived on the scene and quickly discovered two injured men in the wreckage. They were taken to Harborview Medical Center for treatment. Monday it was announced that the 26-year-old driver was dead, while the 27-year-old passenger remains hospitalized.
Investigators closed off the street for nearly four hours before determining that alcohol was to blame for the driver crossing over the oncoming lane of traffic and crashing into a grove of trees near the intersection with Southeast 329th Street.
The National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA) says that drivers between the ages of 21 and 34 are at most risk for being involved in an alcohol related crash. The organization estimates that the demographic accounts for 32 percent of all alcohol related crashes.
The Washington Auto Accident Attorneys with the Defoe Pickett Law Firm have experience handling cases where drunk drivers injured victims. Call us today at (509) 734-8787 if you have been in hurt in an accident at no fault of your own, or get in touch with us by filling our a free online consultation form to discuss your case further.
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