TACOMA, Wash — A 4-year-old girl is critically injured after a suspected impaired driver ran into the barrier wall of a bridge in Tacoma with the child in the car, according to the Tacoma Police Department (TPD).
The child was sitting in the front passenger seat and was not in a car seat, police said.
Police were called to Delin Street between Tacoma Avenue S and Wright Avenue for a one-vehicle accident just after 6:45 p.m. Thursday evening, according to TPD. The driver was headed north on Delin Street when he struck the bridge wall, according to police
The child was taken to a nearby children's hospital with life-threatening injures. The driver was also taken to a nearby hospital with serious injuries. Police suspect the driver was impaired.
Delin Street is shut down in both directions between Tacoma Avenue S and Wright Avenue while the Collision Investigation Team is on scene.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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