Officers with the Seattle Police Department arrested a driver who they believed showed signs of impairment after a rollover crash into Lake Washington Saturday evening that critically injured a teenage girl.
Detective Brian Pritchard with SPD Public Affairs said officers arrested a 20-year-old woman Saturday evening for her role in a rollover crash into Lake Washington in South Seattle’s Rainier Valley neighborhood , critically injuring a 17-year-old girl. The girl remains in critical condition at Harborview Medical Center as of Sunday morning. The woman is facing vehicular assault as a result of the crash.
Police said shortly before 6 p.m. Saturday, officers with the department went to the Atlantic City Boat Ramp on Seward Park Avenue South regarding reports of a car submerged under the water. When officers and paramedics from Seattle Fire arrived at the ramp, they found a 20-year-old woman on the shore in stable condition. She told emergency personnel that a 17-year-old girl was still in the water…