Friday evening (Nov. 21) just after 5 p.m., there was a terrible, fatal 2-car crash on Ambaum Blvd. SW at SW 154th Street, according to the Burien Police Department.
The crash happened in front of – and into – the “log cabin” on Ambaum near Ronnie’s Market, with one car striking the building. This building has been known to host Alcohol Anonymous and 12-Step meetings.
Word is that the suspected DUI driver survived the crash.
Police closed down the area around the intersection, including Ambaum Blvd. SW, for several hours as they investigated the crash scene.
Jerrod Sessler sent us the following pic, and told us that he witnessed medics work for 20 minutes to cut the victim out with the jaws of life around 5:20 p.m.
That person did not survive.
Here are Tweets sent out by the King County Sheriff’s Office, BurienPD and others:
Avoid Ambaum Blvd SW in #Burien from SW 152 to SW 156. It will take hours for detectives to process this scene. pic.twitter.com/fCP1kVcaGP — KingcosoPIO (@kingcosoPIO) November 22, 2014
Deadly crash in Burien, used jaws of life.. One deceased that I know of. @btownblog pic.twitter.com/yJABojcXcb — IndiAnna White (@windianna) November 22, 2014
Initial information appears the at fault driver may have been under the influence of alcohol in the #Burien collision. — KingcosoPIO (@kingcosoPIO) November 22, 2014
There has been a fatal collision in #Burien in the 15300 blk of Ambaum. Road will be closed for at least a few hours for the investigation. — KingcosoPIO (@kingcosoPIO) November 22, 2014
Road closed at SW 154 and Ambaum for an accident investigation. Drive slow through the area please — Burien Police (@BurienPD) November 22, 2014As we learn more about this accident, we’ll update this post…]]>