Suspected DUI driver shuts down Highway 18 in Auburn

If you were stuck in traffic nightmare South of Seattle this morning it may have been due to the following incident.

The Seattle Times reported:

The Washington State Patrol says a drunken driver went the wrong way for a mile-and-a-half on Highway 18 before colliding head-on with another car.

The crash about 3 a.m. Thursday seriously injured the other driver. The wrong-way driver suffered minor injuries.

Westbound lanes of Highway 18 were closed for two hours.

No other details were readily available as of Thursday night.