A man filling his gas tank on the shoulder of I-5 was struck and seriously injured by a drunk driver who was also talking on his cell phone at the time of the WA car accident

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Andrew Kim Law Firm, PLLC | Washington Legal News

Serious I-5 Accident In SeaTac Involved Driving And Cell Phone Use


Posted on Mar 29, 2010

Recent studies have shown that talking on your cell phone while driving can be just as dangerous as drinking and driving. However, the most dangerous combination of all may be drinking, driving, and talking on your cell phone.

On Sunday afternoon in SeaTac, Washington, a man was seriously injured on the shoulder of I-5 after a distracted driver drifted out of his lane and struck the man and his disabled vehicle.

Washington Police say that a 24-year-old Auburn man had been drinking and was talking on his cell phone while traveling south on Interstate 5 near the 200th Street exit on Sunday at around 2 pm. The man, who was under the influence and distracted, left the right lane he was traveling in and hit a man who was filling his pickup truck with gas.

The 40-year-old Bellevue, Washington, man was taken to Harborview Medical Center where he continues to be treated for his injuries. The Auburn man who struck the car as well as a passenger inside the pickup were not seriously injured. The man who caused the accident was transferred to King County Kail, where he will likely be charged with vehicular assault as police continue investigating his blood alcohol level and whether or not he was using his cell phone at the time of the WA car accident.

The Auburn Reporter identified the man who caused the accident as Mugiraneza Vianne and the accident victim as Patrick Franklin.

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