FIRCREST, WA – According to The News Tribune, a suspected impaired driver fatally collided with another vehicle at Emerson St and Alameda Ave on Nov. 18.
A 50-year-old man allegedly run a red light at high speeds before hitting a Honda Civic driven by Matthew Nguyen, 19.
Nguyen died in the crash. His 15-year-old sister was transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Authorities charged the 50-year-old man with DUI vehicular homicide. He is being held at the Pierce County Jail on a $750,000 bond.
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