Injuries Reported After Hit-and-Run DUI Driver Crashes Into Car, Residence at 49th Avenue Northeast and Norpoint Way Northeast [Tacoma, WA]

DUI Hit-and-Run Driver and Residents Dodge Harm, Driver Injured Following Tacoma Accident

 
TACOMA, WA (December 15, 2020)—A DUI hit-and-run driver crashed into a vehicle and a four-plex Wednesday at 49th Avenue Northeast and Norpoint Way Northeast.
 
According to reports, the DUI incident happened around 10:30 p.m.
 
At 29th Avenue Northeast, an impaired driver plowed into a vehicle, driven by an 18-year-old man. Soon after, the 23-year-old SUV driver fled the scene, yet lost control and slammed into a four-plex residence.
 
Luckily, neither of the three people in the living room sustained injury. However, the driver involved in the initial crash suffered non-life-threatening injuries and received hospital care moments after.
 
Per reports, police booked the SUV driver into the Pierce County Jail for DUI, hit-and-run and destruction of property.
 
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