Deadly crash in Central Tacoma has residents worried about safety of intersection
Apr 21, 2024, 6:39 PM
There was a Tacoma crash overnight. Now one man is dead, and Tacoma police say another man will be facing vehicular homicide charges. (Photo courtesy of Deedee Sun, 成人X站 7 News)
(Photo courtesy of Deedee Sun, 成人X站 7 News)
There was a crash in Tacoma overnight. Now one man is dead, and Tacoma police say another man will be facing vehicular homicide charges.
The crash happened just after 12:15 am at 6th Ave and South Alder in Central Tacoma, with one car t-boning another. Neighbors say it鈥檚 the third significant crash here in about half a year.
As for the latest crash, yellow markings from investigators show the path the victim鈥檚 car took 鈥� stopping only after it hit Bento Teriyaki and Sushi, leaving scratches marks in the brick. A man in the red Toyota sedan died.
鈥淭here were people running from like blocks away to come help,鈥� said Immanuel Satterwhite, who heard the crash and called 911.
People say the crash was so loud it woke them up.
Sumit, who lives nearby, said the impact had him thinking something had struck his home.
鈥淗earing too much bad sound and I鈥檓 coming running,鈥� Sumit said. He said he saw people from a nearby smoke shop helping pull someone out of a gray Hyundai. It turns out that was the suspect鈥檚 vehicle.
But the victim in the red Toyota could not be saved.
鈥淥ther guy there, he already died,鈥� Sumit said.
The family who owns Bento Teriyaki and Sushi says they arrived Saturday morning to find the aftermath. The owner said she spoke limited English and had 成人X站 7 speak with her granddaughter, Loveleen.
鈥淭he glass and the car parts that were just scattered around here,鈥� Loveleen said. The car hit the wall of the restaurant that leads into the kitchen but only left superficial damage.
She said she鈥檚 grateful the damage wasn鈥檛 worse, but she is thinking about the victim.
鈥淚 just wish they would鈥檝e been able to survive the crash,鈥� Loveleen said.
Deadly crash in Tacoma at 6th and S. Alder.
Police say the gray Hyundai (not reported stolen) ran a red light… and T-boned the red Toyota.
Investigators believe the passenger in the victim’s car died.
Suspect will be charged with veh. homicide after he’s out of the hospital.
鈥� Deedee Sun (@Deedee成人X站7)
As for this intersection — 成人X站 7 covered another deadly crash about a half block on October 29. The victim鈥檚 car ended up near 6th and South Cedar Street. In that case, it was a single-car crash.
鈥淓verybody coming too fast, only this area I don鈥檛 know why,鈥� Sumit said. He and Satterwhite said there was also a previous crash two weeks before that one.
Neighbors say there are plenty of lights – and even officers patrolling 鈥� but the recent crashes have them concerned.
鈥淭his is 6th Ave. – one of the busiest streets,鈥� Satterwhite said. 鈥淧eople just gotta be more responsible, definitely,鈥� he said.
The suspect 鈥� and the driver of the victim鈥檚 car 鈥� are in the hospital. Tacoma police say as soon as the suspect is well enough to be taken to jail, he will be booked for investigation of vehicular homicide.
