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Wrong-way driver arrested in south Seattle crash

The Columbian
Published: November 18, 2010, 12:00am

SEATTLE (AP) — A wrong-way driver hit another vehicle on Highway 99 south of Seattle about 2:30 a.m. Thursday at Des Moines Memorial Drive.

The Washington State Patrol told KIRO-TV the wrong-way driver tried to run away but was caught. He apparently had been drinking.

KOMO Radio reports the other driver was seriously injured.

The crashed blocked the northbound lanes of Highway 99.

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With information from: KIRO-TV, KOMO Radio

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