Updated: According to police, a drunk driver caused a crash last night at the intersection of Leary Ave NW and NW Market Street. Police say they responded to the scene just after 10:45 p.m. and found that a black Toyota sedan was traveling north on Leary Avenue NW and apparently ignored a red traffic light and struck a brown Chrysler sedan. The driver of the Chrysler was taken to Harborview Medical Center for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. The driver of the Toyota was placed under arrest for DUI and taken to Northwest Hospital for a blood draw to determine the level of intoxication, police say. Traffic Collision Investigation detectives responded for collision site processing and investigation.
According to Bryant d Johnson in comments: “the Chrysler is black ..’Anita’ driver of the Chrysler is home today recovering.. and she wishes to thank all the good Ballard people for there help at this time . and for taking the time out of there evening to stay around and file reports with the local law enforcement.. and a special thanks to ‘mike'”