A single-car crash sent four people to area hospitals early Tuesday after their vehicle crashed through trees and plummeted down an embankment near Fishers Pond in Federal Way, with one passenger ejected and another trapped inside the wreckage. The crash happened just before 5 a.m. and forced the closure of part of Southwest 320th Street during the morning commute.
According to KOMO News, the vehicle carried four occupants when it crashed through trees and came to rest down an embankment. First responders arrived to find one passenger had been ejected from the car, while another remained trapped inside the vehicle. South King firefighters performed a technical extrication to free the trapped victim, a procedure that typically relies on hydraulic cutters and spreaders to pry apart vehicle frames when severe deformation blocks standard door removal, as outlined by Triathlete.
Critical Injuries, Trip to Seattle Trauma Center
Critical Injuries, Trip to Seattle Trauma Center One of the four occupants was transported to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle in critical condition, while the remaining three were taken to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, the station's report notes. Harborview is designated as the only Level I trauma center serving Washington and four neighboring states across the Pacific Northwest, according to Hoodline's earlier reporting on the hospital's regional role.
Traffic on SW 320th Street was restricted during the morning commute following the rollover, with emergency officials urging drivers to seek alternate routes while crews cleared the scene and investigated, per Cedar News. The closure affected the morning commute.
Fire Station Sits Along Same Corridor
Fire Station Sits Along Same Corridor South King Fire and Rescue operates Station 64, per the Federal Way Mirror. The department is led by Fire Chief Ryan Woodey, while the Federal Way Police Department, which is handling the crash investigation, is headed by Police Chief Andy Hwang.
The Federal Way Police Department is investigating the cause of the crash, KOMO News reported.
It remains unclear what caused the vehicle to leave the roadway near Fishers Pond, and the updated conditions of the four occupants have not been released. The Washington State Patrol's Collision Analysis Tool stores officer-captured collision data, and the agency provides information about Police Traffic Collision Reports, according to the Washington State Patrol.
The rollover follows mid-September incidents, including a fatal overnight shooting in neighboring Des Moines and a shooting at a Kent park-and-ride lot, as Hoodline has previously reported.
