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City Of Tukwila Jim Haggerton, Mayor
Police Department David W. Haynes, Chief of Police
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From: Mike Murphy
To: Press
Date: 04/21/2011 9:42 PM
Subject: Fatal Traffic Collision
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At 7:26 P.M. today, Tukwila Police and Fire Departments were dispatched to a report of a car into the river
in the 11600 block of 42 Ave S• in Tukwila. Officers and firefighters arrived to find a single car had left the
roadway and slid down the bank into the Duwamish River. The car was too far submerged to make
surface rescue possible. A dive team responded and recovered the decease occupant of the car. There
was only one person, a woman, in the car. No further identifying' information will be released pending
notification of family. Initial information at the scene indicates there was no foul play or law violations
involved- it appears to be an accident.
Tukwila Police traffic investigators are on scene reconstructing the incident. 42 Ave S remains closed in
the area and will be for several hours.
Mike Murphy
Tukwila Police Dept.
(206) 433 -1825
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