AUBURN, Wash. — A 29-year-old was killed early Thursday morning when his car was crushed by a semi-truck in a crash.
The crash was reported on State Route 167 and State Route 18 in Auburn around 7:14 a.m.
According to the Washington State Patrol, the car had stopped for traffic when the 29-year-old driver was rear-ended by someone who didn’t slow down.
The force of the hit from behind pushed the 29-year-old’s car under a semi-truck in front of him.
His vehicle caught fire, but it was immediately extinguished.
The 29-year-old driver from Bonney Lake was pronounced dead.
The roadway was blocked for nearly seven hours.
The causing driver, a 25-year-old from California, was arrested for vehicular homicide.
According to WSP, no drugs or alcohol were involved.
The cause of the crash is still under investigation.
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