Crime & Safety
Driver Flees After Hitting Tractor On Interstate 90: WSP
Troopers are searching for a driver that hit a WSDOT tractor in Issaquah Thursday morning, then ran away from the crash.
ISSAQUAH, WA — A person driving a gray van crashed into a tractor on Interstate 90 Thursday morning, then fled the area on foot, according to Washington State Patrol. Troopers said the van hit one of the Washington State Department of Transportation's mowing tractors on eastbound I-90, near State Route 900, causing minor injuries to the driver inside.
I am on scene EB 90 just before SR 900 in #Issaquah where a van hit a @wsdot mowing tractor that was on shoulder. Driver of van fled on foot and there is an active search. Minor injuries to @wsdot driver. Right two lanes blocked. pic.twitter.com/Ss0TfkWtCk
— Trooper Rick Johnson (@wspd2pio) June 10, 2021
According to WSDOT, the crash happened shortly after 9:30 a.m. and partially blocked the offramp to SR 900. Troopers said an active search was underway for the van's driver, and the crash had been cleared to the right shoulder.
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