The Washington State Patrol said a green 1996 Toyota Corolla was heading down the ramp to southbound I-5 from the West Seattle Bridge when the driver lost control and crashed into the barrier.
Seattle, WA – Shanique S. Dickens, 26, was killed in a collision in Seattle on June 2, according to the authorities.
The incident took place at around 4 a.m. on I-5 near the West Seattle Bridge.
The Washington State Patrol said a green 1996 Toyota Corolla was heading down the ramp to southbound I-5 from the West Seattle Bridge when the driver lost control and crashed into the barrier.
As the occupants of the Corolla stepped out to get to a safer location, one of them, identified as Dickens, was hit by a passing motorhome.
An ambulance responded to the scene and parked nearby. As medics attended to Dickens, a suspected DUI motorist slammed into the ambulance, which in turn struck and pinned Dickens.
Dickens was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The woman who was driving the Corolla, only identified as a 26-year-old, was arrested on Thursday and booked into the King County jail for hit-and-run and providing false information to law enforcement.
The incident is under investigation.
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