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Yahoo
05-04-2025
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Suspected DUI driver crashes after driving wrong way away from officer in Puyallup
A 39-year-old man suspected of DUI crashed into a curb and trees in Puyallup early Saturday morning after fleeing a police officer, according to a Puyallup Police Department press release. The police officer attempted to stop the driver, who was driving the wrong way, at East Main and 3rd Street Southeast at about 2:15 a.m., but the vehicle 'fled the wrong way on 3rd Street Southeast at a high rate of speed,' the release said. The officer didn't chase the vehicle. Another officer later found the vehicle had crashed near the intersection of 7th Avenue Southeast and 3rd Street Southeast, after failing to make a turn, according to the release. The driver appeared alcohol-impaired, and one passenger, a 52-year-old man who wasn't wearing a seatbelt, suffered 'serious but non-life-threatening injuries.' There were no other occupants in the vehicle, Puyallup Police spokesperson Kevin Gill confirmed in a text message. He also added that the driver was booked into the Pierce County Jail on suspicion of vehicular assault and eluding. Parts of the 300 block of 7th Avenue Southeast were closed for the investigation, led by the Metro Major Collision Response Team, earlier this morning, but were reopened in time for the 12:45 p.m. Daffodil Parade, according to the release and Gill.
Yahoo
24-02-2025
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2,000 lose power in Puyallup after woman suspected of DUI crashes into utility pole
Police arrested a woman who crashed into a utility pole Sunday night in Puyallup. The wreck cut power to nearly 2,000 homes. The woman crashed into a utility pole in the 1400 block of East Main Avenue, Puyallup Police spokesperson Capt. Kevin Gill told The News Tribune via email Monday. Officers arrested her on suspicion of driving under the influence, he said. Gill didn't immediately know the woman's age. He believes she was the only person in the vehicle. The wreck about 8:30 p.m. caused a power outage for 1,978 residents, Puget Sound Energy spokesperson Andrew Padula told The News Tribune via email Monday. 'We were able to do some switching (reroute power around) and got some customers back on last night — but all customers were restored by 5:22 a.m. today,' he wrote. 'Our crews worked throughout the night to replace the power pole and damaged equipment.' A Puyallup Police Department Facebook post Sunday night warned residents that traffic lights might not be working in time for the Monday morning commute. 'Remember that if you encounter a traffic signal light that is out to treat the intersection as a four-way stop,' the agency wrote. 'Use caution.'
