VIDEO: Multi-vehicle accident at 8th Ave S. and S. 128 sends three to hospital

Sgt. Cindi West of the King County Sheriff’s Office reports that a multiple-vehicle crash in Burien Monday night (May 13) involving a tow truck with a car and two other cars has sent three to area hospitals…

State Patrol seeking witnesses to Southcenter head-on collision

The Washington State Patrol is investigating a two vehicle, wrong-way, head-on injury collision that occurred on Monday, April 29, 2013 at about 8:09 a.m. The collision occurred on the Southcenter Parkway... [Read more]

Police Chase Ends in Fiery Head-On Crash in Boulevard Park Tuesday Night

The King County Sheriff’s Office is reporting that a Tuesday night police chase ended in a violent head-on car crash and fire in the Boulevard Park neighborhood. A deputy first spotted a reckless... [Read more]

Burien Man Arrested for DUI, Hit & Run After Crashing Into Multiple Cars

A 26-year old Burien man was arrested for DUI and Hit and Run Jan. 28 after he rear-ended a 53-year old Burien woman driving west on South 156th Street, then struck another car while trying to get away. According... [Read more]

State Troopers Seeking Witnesses to Serious Injury Collision on SR-509

The Washington State Patrol is seeking witnesses to a serious injury accident that happened on southbound SR-509 Jan. 20, which left three injured men fleeing from the scene, leaving another one with serious... [Read more]

Reader Seeking Witnesses to Accident Involving His 3-Wheeled Car ‘Lola’

BTB Reader Tyghe Armstrong is looking for witnesses to a recent accident in White Center involving his unique, 3-wheeled HMV Freeway car he calls “Lola” (click image to see larger version): Armstrong... [Read more]

READER PHOTOS: Car Goes Into Ditch on 1st Ave South & SW 119th Wednesday

BTB Reader Xanna Don’t (yes, that’s the name she goes by) sent us the following pics and news about a car that went into a ditch on First Ave South and SW 119th Street in Burien Wednesday afternoon... [Read more]

Sunday Morning Crash on Ambaum Critically Injures Man and Woman

A car crash that happened last Sunday (Nov. 4) at 9 a.m. at SW 120th and Ambaum Blvd. SW sent a man and woman to the hospital with critical injuries. Police report that a green Ford Ranger was northbound... [Read more]

PHOTOS: Truck Smashes Into Wall of Burien Bartell Drugs

An elderly man crashed his Ford F-150 truck into the west wall of the Bartell Drugs located at 14901 4th Ave SW in Burien Thursday afternoon around 3:30 p.m. The 90-year old man appeared to be uninjured. However,... [Read more]

Aggressive Driver Causes Critical Injury Collision on I-5 at SR-518

The Washington State Patrol is reporting that a driver received critical injuries from striking a blocking disabled logging truck when attempting to pass traffic as it merged onto southbound I-5 from SR-518…

PHOTO: 24-year old Man crashes truck into utility pole, gets busted for DUI

BTB Reader Rob Mood sent us the pic above, taken Tuesday night (March 13) on 152nd near 18th in Burien. According to Rob, the truck “lost control some distance east of 18th, then stopped abruptly... [Read more]

New Start Teacher concerned about Burien intersection after two students hit

by Scott Schaefer New Start High School Science Teacher Bev Mowrer is concerned about a Burien intersection after two of her students were involved in a car crash last week. Mowerer told The B-Town Blog... [Read more]

PHOTOS: High-Speed Collision at SW 155th and 4th Ave SW Tuesday Night

BTB Reader Tonya Lamourex sent us the following pics from her phone, taken at the scene of a high-speed collision Tuesday night around 9 p.m. at the intersection of SW 155th and 4th Ave SW in Burien (click... [Read more]

Saturday Night Carjacking Incident Sounds Like it’s from an Action Movie

On Saturday night (Feb. 18) around 7:18 p.m., police received a 911 call about a person with a gun in the area of the 500 block of South 150 Street in Burien (map below). It all sounds like a scene from... [Read more]

Truck Dumps Frozen Fish Into Duwamish Wednesday, Causing Major Flap

The Washington State Department of Transportation is reporting that a semi-tractor trailer truck went over the roadway and dumped its load of frozen fish into the Duwamish River, near the intersection... [Read more]

Two Caught After Fleeing From Hit-And-Run In Burien Monday Morning

Around 9:43 a.m. Monday morning (Dec. 5) we got the following email from BTB Reader Diana Holman: FYI, there’s a helicopter swirling overhead…around 1st Ave SW and 128th…near Puget Sound Park, and... [Read more]

Oregon DUI Driver Who Killed Burien Boy In August Pleads ‘Guilty’

An Oregon man accused of causing a crash on Aug. 21 that killed Gabriel Arthur Pena, a 3-month old baby boy from Burien, pleaded guilty Wednesday (Nov. 30) to vehicular homicide, according to The Columbian.  Christopher... [Read more]

WATERLAND BLOG: Des Moines Woman Killed, 3 Injured In Accident

Our sister site The Waterland Blog is reporting that a 20-year old Des Moines woman was killed, and her three teenage passengers injured in a rollover crash on I-5 in Tukwila Saturday night (Nov. 26). Troopers... [Read more]

PHOTO: Two-Car Accident At SW 148th & 6th SW Injures One Monday Night

A two-car accident occurred Monday night (Oct. 3rd) around 9:40 p.m. at the intersection of SW 148th and 6th Ave SW, and BTB Reader Nathan Partch sent us this photo: Click image to see larger version. According... [Read more]

Waterland Blog: Gov. Gregoire Involved In Collision Near Des Moines Monday

Our sister site The Waterland Blog is reporting that Governor Christine Gregoire was involved in a non-injury collision in Des Moines Monday afternoon. Read the full story here.  Read More →

REPORT: 3-Month Old Burien Boy Killed By Drunk Driver Sunday Night

The Columbian is reporting that Gabriel Pina, a 3-month old Burien boy, was killed in a drunk-driving incident on I-5 Sunday night (Aug. 21) near Vancouver, Washington. The Washington State Patrol says... [Read more]

Motorcyclist Critically Injured In Friday Night Accident On SR-509 In Burien

The Washington State Patrol is reporting that a motorcyclist was critically injured in a crash Friday night where SR-509 intersects with SR-518 in Burien at approximately 9 p.m. Troopers report that the... [Read more]

Another Underage Driver Busted; This Time, 14-Year Old Boy Causes Crash

Two weeks ago, we reported about a 13-year old boy getting busted for driving his drunk Dad in SeaTac; today comes word from the Washington State Patrol that a 14-year old boy drove his mother’s car... [Read more]

Suspect In DUI Vehicular Assault On State Trooper Faces Sentencing

On Friday (May 27th), Julio Matins-Paes was scheduled to appear for sentencing in front of Judge J. Hill at the Regional Justice Center in Kent for Vehicular Assault charges stemming from a December 13,... [Read more]