2 Road Workers Injured in DUI Crash on Lummi Shore Road [Bellingham, WA]

Injuries Reported in Bellingham Pedestrian Accident on Lummi Shore Road

 
BELLINGHAM, WA (July 22, 2021) – Tuesday afternoon, two road workers suffered injuries in a DUI crash on Lummi Shore Road.
 
The troopers and medics came to the scene at around 2:30 p.m. Moreover, it happened in the 3000 block of Lummi Shore Road.
 
When the first responders arrived, they found two Whatcom County road workers with serious injuries. They also located a heavily damaged Toyota Highlander SUV. An alleged DUI driver and two boys occupied the vehicle. Also, they found a damaged Whatcom County work truck and 250 feet of mangled guardrail.
 
Responders transported the two injured workers, ages 19 and 20, to St. Joseph Hospital in Bellingham in serious condition. Meanwhile, the 5-year-old and 10-year-old male passengers suffered no injuries. Moreover, the DUI driver sustained minor injuries and received treatment at the scene before being arrested.
 
According to the preliminary investigation, the 28-year-old suspected DUI driver drove south in the northbound lane of Lummi Shore Road. Then, his Toyota drove across the centerline, struck the guardrail then continued for 250 feet along the guardrail.
 
Eventually, the driver hit the two Whatcom County workers. The workers were cutting grass along the shoulder of the road when the crash happened.
 
Meanwhile, the vehicle continued and crashed into the county work truck parked in the lane to protect the workers from oncoming traffic.
 
As a result, the authorities arrested the driver for an investigation of vehicular assault and DUI.

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