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Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Pickup truck crashes through bank in Spanaway
A driver suffered minor injuries after crashing through a Key Bank in Spanaway on Friday, Central Pierce Fire & Rescue posted on X. The Washington State Patrol says the driver may have suffered a medical emergency and caused them to lose control of the truck and crash into the bank. The driver had to be extracted from the truck and was transported to a hospital, Central Pierce Fire & Rescue said.
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Yahoo
PHOTOS: Car crashes through front doors of Spanaway, WA bank
The Brief An SUV crashed through the front of the Key Bank in Spanaway, injuring only the driver. Officials believe the driver suffered a medical emergency and lost control of their car. SPANAWAY, Wash. - The front of a Key Bank in Spanaway was destroyed after an SUV crashed through its front doors on Friday. Central Pierce Fire & Rescue reported that, before 4:00 p.m., a car struck the front of Key Bank at 176th St S and Pacific Ave S. According to the Washington State Patrol, the driver may have been suffering a medical emergency, causing them to lose control of their vehicle. Officials say the driver was pulled from the car and taken to the hospital for treatment of minor injuries. No other injuries were reported. The Source Information in this story comes from Central Pierce Fire & Rescue and Washington State Patrol Trooper John Dattilo. Viral TikTok warns women of convicted rapist released in Seattle Over 100 Rite Aid and Bartell Drugs stores to close, including 8 in WA Seattle Seahawks 2025 schedule released, here are all 17 matchups Marymoor Park announces 2025 summer concert series lineup in Redmond, WA Viral TikTok captures truck break-in after Seattle Mariners game, despite police presence Bryan Kohberger back in court for pretrial hearing in Idaho students murder case 'Scared of accountability': Crowd calls out West Seattle leaders at public safety meeting FBI nabs Thurston County, WA fugitive hundreds of miles from crime scene To get the best local news, weather and sports in Seattle for free, sign up for the daily FOX Seattle Newsletter. Download the free FOX LOCAL app for mobile in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store for live Seattle news, top stories, weather updates and more local and national news.
Yahoo
31-03-2025
- Yahoo
Body of Missing Army Veteran Found Days After She Fell Into River Trying to Save Her Dog: Police
The body of a woman who went missing after falling into a river with her dog in Washington State has been recovered, police have confirmed. 28-year-old army veteran Zuleika Witron was located in the Carbon River by a flying drone during the search operation days after she was reported missing in the area on Friday, March 28, the Pierce County Sheriff's Office said in a press release. 'At 8:15 a.m., the PCSO received a 911 call stating a volunteer drone operator had located a female body in the Carbon River,' the sheriff's office said. 'Central Pierce Fire, Orting Swift Water, and Pierce County Sheriff Swift Water responded with a rope team and boat to recover the female.' Family members were on the scene and positively identified the body after it was recovered, which took an hour, per the release. 'We want to thank all the first responders and volunteers who put many hours into this search since Sunday. Zuleika's recovery can hopefully bring closure and peace to the family and all involved in this tragic incident,' the sheriff's office concluded. Related: 28-Year-Old Woman and Her Dog 'Swept Away' After Slipping into Washington River, Say Police In a video accompanying the press release, search and recovery team members were seen launching a boat into the river to locate and retrieve the body as emergency service cars were parked in the wooded area nearby. On March 24, the PCSO announced that a 28-year-old woman was missing after she and her dog 'slipped' into the Carbon River underneath the Fairfax Bridge at around midday the day before and was 'swept away in the heavy current.' Witron's girlfriend witnessed her fall and 'attempted to grab her" before she was swept away police said, per ABC News. Police later found the dog alive around a quarter mile downstream. Witron was in the U.S. Army for six years, working as an army medic before becoming a staff sergeant at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM), Seattle ABC affiliate KOMO reported. Related: N.C. Boy, 7, Missing After Falling in River and His Sister's Attempts to Save Him: 'Praying That God Gives Us Favor' Witron's younger sister, Kiara, wrote on a GoFundMe page set up after her recovery, 'We have tragically lost my sister Zulie this past week. My sister fell from the bottom of the Fairfax Bridge in Carbonado, WA.' She explained that her sister's dog was 'close to the edge of the canyon' and she 'attempted to reach to grab her' before they both 'slipped and fell from extreme heights into the Carbon River.' The family plans to hold a couple of services for Witron, per the GoFundMe page. The page so far has raised $9,690 with a goal of $15,000. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Kiara told Komo News, 'Of course my family and I, we're all broken, but it's a huge sense of relief that we finally found my sister so we could say goodbye to her ... I couldn't appreciate the community more. They did everything that they could to help us. So many people every single day came out and supported us in every single way they could." Read the original article on People
Yahoo
19-02-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Driver dead after Tesla crashes through fence, hitting trees, catching fire in Pierce County
A driver is dead after his Tesla crashes through a fence and hits trees at a high rate of speed in Pierce County. Around 10:48 pm on Monday, a driver passed a Pierce County deputy going over 100 mph east on 128th Street East in Puyallup. The deputy followed the car without its lights and sirens but lost sight. PCSO said that a half mile ahead the deputy found the car in a house's backyard near 7000 128th Street East. According to Central Pierce Fire & Rescue, the car went off the road through a fence and hit three trees before catching fire. PCSO deputy broke the car window and tried to pull the man out but had to back off once the flames filled the car. Fire crews pronounced the driver dead at the scene. No others were injured and the fire did not spread beyond the car. Central Pierce Fire crews remained with the car and followed the tow truck to make sure the battery didn't catch fire. The Pierce County Sheriff's Office is investigating what led to the car crash.
