Non-injury car collision blocks lane on southbound I-5, Tacoma WA

Traffic

Reported: 11/1/2025 01:39 PM

WA-16, Tacoma, WA

A non-injury vehicle collision involving two or three cars occurred on southbound I-5 near the exit ramp to State Route 16 in Tacoma. The crash blocked lane one and caused traffic obstruction. Wooden pallets debris is blocking the lane, creating a traffic hazard. Towing is required to clear the vehicles involved.

Audio|Source: Washington State Patrol Dispatch - Dist 1 East / West

02:50

Transcript:

00:00

Clear, two cart, origin, reportable, non-injury.

00:03

Book vehicle will be underwise shortly and A. Adam for unit one driver.

00:10

Take (number withheld).

00:18

Tacoma West Patrol's rolling domestic northbound I-five mile plus 129.

00:23

Grey Chevrolet passenger car driver punch passenger line travel, reporting party no longer observes.

00:33

All the discussions of the vehicle list.

00:40

Gray, Chevrolet, passenger car.

00:44

Six o one.

00:46

Six o'eron, thirteen,

00:48

forty.

00:54

Sixth or one, talk about, how was the call and is that a yes, eb or the sedan?

01:02

I recognize our footing.

01:09

Pass two.

01:12

201.

01:15

601, 1341.

01:18

710, I'll verify you're starting to toast.

01:23

710,

01:25

did not receive previous traffic, was unreadable, we'll start the two toes.

01:31

Verify MDC received for no record, cousin.

01:38

Right.

01:40

7101344.

01:45

11.4.13.

01:52

710. Ferkrest towing times 2.

01:57

1346.

02:02

519 to comma, collusion information.

02:08

Clear of a three-car reportable, non-injury information is in the CAD.

02:13

And unit one was impound by Graham for a 12-hour hold.

02:23

7-1-13-48.

02:25

Those all, teen.

02:30

9-7-1-1348.

02:38

The west patrols blocking debris, lane one. Southbound I-5, exit ramp to State Route 16, Sprite.

02:48

Lane one, wooden pallets.

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