Very early on Friday morning, August 7, a single car rollover crash left one person dead.
According to officials, the incident happened just after 1 a.m. near the intersection of Renton Avenue South and 68th Avenue South. A car was speeding at over 100 mph down Renton Avenue South near South Fountain Street in Seattle’s Rainier Valley. It appeared to lose control on a curve and crashed into a utility pole and flipped several times. The car then burst into flames caused by the live power lines which fell on it and the fire then spread to a nearby home although it was not seriously damaged.
Fire crews arrived and extinguished the blaze but the person in the vehicle had been ejected from the burning car and died at the scene.
Utility crews also arrived to replace the pole and lift the lines so that the body of the driver could be recovered and although Renton Avenue South remained closed all of the night it reopened shortly after 7 a.m.
If you or a loved one has been injured or killed in an accident and that accident occurred in the Puget Sound area or anywhere in Washington State, please talk to the Seattle accident attorneys of the Budigan Law Firm right away. Call us at (206) 284-5305 or contact us online today to schedule your free initial consultation.
