Icy roads cause multi-car crash in Tacoma; 1 hurt

TACOMA, Wash. - One person was hospitalized early Tuesday morning after a multi-car crash in Tacoma. 

Troopers said the crash happened on northbound State Route 7 Extension to the northbound I-5 ramp at about 2:45 a.m.

Washington State Patrol Trooper Robert Reyer told FOX 13 News that about 8-12 cars were involved in the crash and a trooper’s car was also struck. 

RELATED: Icy roads expected overnight

The cause of the crash was weather-related and drivers were going too fast for the icy road conditions. 

One person was taken to the hospital to be checked out for minor injuries.

Before 4:30 a.m., Reyer said that WSP’s troopers were handing several spin-outs because of the road conditions. 

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