LYNNWOOD, Wash. - Multiple people were injured in a four-vehicle crash involving a semi-truck on Saturday that shut down every lane of northbound I-5 except the HOV lane in Lynnwood, according to FOX 13 Seattle.
Trooper Kelsey Harding, a spokesperson for the Washington State Patrol, first posted to social media at 4:38 a.m., warning the public that the crash had blocked nearly the entire northbound side of the freeway.
Detectives on scene told FOX 13 that troopers arrested one person for a suspected DUI, but did not identify which driver it was. The driver of the semi-truck remained at the scene and cooperated with detectives, who said he is not a suspect in the investigation.
The State Patrol said multiple people involved in the crash were injured, including one person who was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries. The identities of those hurt and the extent of their injuries were unknown by mid-morning.
The crash investigation shut down four lanes of the freeway for about five hours on Aug. 1, creating a backup of more than a mile near Alderwood Mall, according to the WSDOT Travel Center Map. Multiple drivers told FOX 13 they were delayed by up to an hour because of the crash.