Teen Driver Causes Fatal Crash in Seattle Suburb, Killing Four

A tragic accident involving four vehicles led to the deaths of a woman and three children, with an 18-year-old driver facing pending criminal charges.

A teenage driver caused a multi-vehicle crash in a suburb of Seattle, resulting in the deaths of a woman and three children.
The crash involved four vehicles and occurred near the intersection of Southeast 192nd Street and 140th Avenue Southeast.
Four people were hospitalized, including three with life-threatening injuries. An 18-year-old male driver is being kept under guard at a hospital, with criminal charges pending.
The victims have been identified as Andrea Smith Hudson, 38; Matilda Wilcoxson, 13; and Eloise Wilcoxson and Boyd B. Brown, both 12.
Traffic fatalities in Washington are on the rise, with projections indicating more than 800 deaths for the year, the highest since 1990.