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Cab Driver Denies He Caused I-5 Accident Near Seattle-Tacoma Airport
Posted on Mar 29, 2010
A Seattle taxi driver involved in a last-second lane change on Interstate 5 has been charged with vehicular homicide regarding the fatal Washington car accident that occurred in November 2009. The cab driver, 36-year-old Waleligne Afele, plead not guilty to the charges and awaits a case setting hearing in the King County Jail with a $100,000 bail.
According to the Washington State Patrol, Afele was taking two women to the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport when he realized he was about to miss the Highway 518 exit ramp. He crossed over multiple lanes on I-5 in order to make the turn, cutting off a Land Cruiser driven by 43-year-old David Doerr. The two women say that the taxi driver hit the curb at the Highway 518 exit and then hit the Land Cruiser, causing it to roll several times and land on its side. A third vehicle that was unable to stop then slammed into the Land Cruiser, hitting the driver’s side door. Doerr died at the scene of the accident while the third driver received minor injuries. Afele was not injured.
Washington Police estimate that Afele was traveling an estimated 55 or 60 miles per hour at the time of the fatal Seattle car accident. They said that they have found evidence that supports the story that the Taxi struck the SUV. They also said that drugs and alcohol were not a factor in the crash, though reckless driving was.
Afele, who works for Stita Taxi, claims that the driver of the Land Cruiser suddenly changed lanes and caused the accident.
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