KENT, Wash. — Washington State Patrol (WSP) slowed traffic along Interstate 5 to a stop on Monday while investigating a fatal crash from the weekend.
Drivers on I-5 near 272nd Street were slowed down to a stop for about half an hour just after 1 p.m.
According to WSP, traffic was interrupted while they conducted drone work related to a rollover crash on Saturday morning, where a 21-year-old woman from Federal Way died.
By 1:30 p.m., troopers had moved on and traffic was flowing again.
State Patrol and Incident Response are performing a rolling slowdown on northbound I-5 from S 320th to S 272nd in Federal Way. All lanes will be slowed and have intermittent stops.
— WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) March 3, 2025
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