Federal Way woman killed in Interstate 5 car accident

Published 10:24 am Monday, December 28, 2015

A 42-year-old Federal Way woman was killed in a collision on Interstate 5 on Saturday night.

According to the Washington State Patrol, Irma Tranquilino Pena was a passenger in a 2001 Chevy Tahoe driven by a 40-year-old woman from Kent. A 42-year-old man from Kent was also a passenger in the vehicle.

As the three drove southbound near South 188th Street, exit 152, the driver slowed for traffic but lost control and drove into another lane, striking a 2014 freight liner tractor, towing a trailer. The tracter trailer, driven by a 27-year-old man from Everett with a 62-year-old woman from Mount Vernon, rolled over.

Both vehicles came to a rest on the left side of the freeway and blocked traffic for 11 hours and 53 minutes.

The driver and male passenger in the Chevy Tahoe were injured and taken to Harborview Medical Center while the Tranquilino Pena was announced deceased at the scene. She wasn’t wearing her seatbelt.

The occupants of the tractor trailer were taken to Highline Medical Center.

According to the Washington State Patrol, drugs or alcohol don’t appear to be a factor in the accident, but there is an investigation on whether charges should be filed.