Lights and Sirens
Police and fire news from around Covington, Maple Valley, and beyond
Guardrail prevents head-on collision
March 30th, 2010 at Tue, 30th, 2010 at 4:56 pm by dennisbox
A 46-year-old Tukwila man was transported to Harborview Medical Center with life-threatening injuries after crashing his vehicle into the guardrail that separates the northbound and southbound lanes of state Route 509 in Burien.
At approximately noon. Haybe Ahmed was driving his beige 1991Toyota Camry northbound SR 509 in lane one when he drove across lane two and collided with the left guardrail just north of 128th Street. The guardrail, which was completely embedded inside the passenger compartment, prevented Haybe from crossing into the southbound lanes and causing a head-on collision. Haybe was trapped inside the vehicle until medics arrived and were able to extricate him.
Troopers are investigating the circumstances surrounding the collision. It is undetermined at this time if alcohol and/or drugs were a factor.
The left lanes of both northbound and southbound SR 509 were closed at 128th Street for approximately 2 ½ hours while troopers investigated the scene.
ABOUT COMMUNITY BLOGS: Community blogs are written by volunteers. They are members of our community but not employees of this site or newspaper. They have applied or were invited to blog here but their words are their own and are not edited by the editor or staff of this site, and have agreed to abide by our Terms of Use. The authors are solely responsible for their content. If you have concerns about something you read on a community blog, please contact the author directly or email us.
COMMENTING RULES: We encourage an open exchange of ideas in the PNWLocalNews.com community, but we ask you to follow our guidelines for respecting community standards. In a nutshell, don't say anything you wouldn't want your mother to read.
So keep your comments:
- Civil
- Smart
- On-topic
- Free of profanity
We ask that all participants own their words by logging in with their Facebook account. It's a simple process that will take seconds and helps keep our comments free of trolls, cranks, and “drive-by” commenters. We reserve the right to remove comments from anyone using screen names, pseudonyms or false identities. Please see our FAQ if you have questions or concerns about using Facebook to comment.
