A driver who fell asleep at the wheel while traveling on the southbound I-5 ramp to Mercer St. hit a barrier and went over the edge, falling about 40 feet.

A driver was arrested for suspected impairment after crashing his vehicle off the southbound Interstate 5 ramp to Mercer Street in Seattle on Wednesday night, according to the Washington State Patrol. The driver struck a barrier, sending his vehicle over the edge and down approximately 40 feet.

A wrong-way driver is in custody after causing a fatal collision on northbound Interstate 5 in Lakewood early Friday morning. The Washington State Patrol (WSP) says the driver hit another vehicle head-on while driving south on NB I-5,

The crash shut down Interstate 5 for more than five hours before the road reopened around 5 a.m., according to the Washington State Patrol.

Washington State Troopers say the teen was driving the wrong way direction, down Interstate 5, near JBLM, resulting in a crash that killed an 18-year-old woman.