WSP looking for driver after car crashes, catches fire in Fife

Troopers say no body found in Fife car crash

Troopers are investigating after a car crashed and caught fire. Initially, they believed there was a body inside but have since backed down

FIFE, Wash. - Washington State Patrol have now backtracked and said there was NOT a body inside the backseat of a car that crashed and caught fire in Fife early Monday morning.

According to WSP, a car went into a ditch on southbound I-5, just south of 70th Ave E. A fire started in the vehicle, causing a brush fire nearby.

The driver of the vehicle walked away from the scene and witnesses described him as possibly impaired. The driver is described as a Black man, last seen wearing a dark t-shirt and jeans.

This is a developing story.

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