Engine ejected from car after single-vehicle crash near Tumwater, Sheriff Sanders says
The force of a single-vehicle collision near Tumwater Friday evening was apparently so strong that the engine became disconnected from the car, said Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders in a social media post.
It wasn't immediately clear from the post what the car had crashed into.
Thurston County deputies, Tumwater police and an East Olympia fire crew were dispatched to the collision on 93rd Avenue Southeast, which travels between Interstate 5 and Old Highway 99.
'911 callers reported the vehicle was on fire, fully engulfed, and exploding,' Sanders said in his post.
Sanders said a deputy was the first to arrive on scene and pulled the driver from what he described as a 'fiery wreck.'
The driver was taken into custody on suspicion of driving under the influence and driving with a suspended license, Sanders said.
'The collision had enough force to eject the engine from the car,' he said.
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