UPDATE: Flipped-car crash at 5th/Roxbury

11:36 AM: If you’re heading east toward the east end of the Roxbury corridor, note that emergency responders are headed for what’s reported as a “rollover” on the county (eastbound) side of SW Roxbury at 5th SW [map].

11:41 AM: Thanks to Lisa for texting the photo, stuck in traffic at the scene. She reports a bystander said everyone’s OK.

12:49 PM: Thanks to another texter for sending the wider view above. We have less over-the-air info on this since it’s being handled by the King County Sheriff’s Office rather than SPD, but we did catch that a tow truck was on scene as of about half an hour ago, cleaning up debris and a fluid spill as well as handling the flipped car.

helpermonkey December 31, 2025 (11:58 am)

crazily enough, I swear I saw that same car this morning on the 1st Ave Bridge, getting off at Michigan exit. Notable because they had NO lights on, and someone almost cut them off because with no lights and heavy fog coupled with the color of that SUV meant they were nearly invisible.

DRW December 31, 2025 (12:17 pm)

The SUV was heading westbound no doubt. This spot is worse than the West Seattle Bridge.

WSB December 31, 2025 (12:42 pm)

No, it was on the county side, which is eastbound. I am adding a wider photo sent by another texter.
- rdr December 31, 2025 (1:37 pm)
  
  I think that’s where it ended up, but the median was torn up when and spilled over to the east bound side (I noticed when I passed the scene).
- DRW December 31, 2025 (2:03 pm)
  
  I think it hit the raised curb and flipped into the eastbound lane.
- Paul December 31, 2025 (4:05 pm)
  
  That was from me. Driver was sitting on the road side with a dog. He looked a bit off. He was traveling east and took that curve a bit fast is what I was told. It appears that he was probably living in that car due to the amount of stuff in it.

ltmmgm December 31, 2025 (2:31 pm)

We drove by on the WB side and the flipped vehicle had so much “stuff” inside and outside it was crazy. Someone was just picking up the “stuff” with their hands and just throwing it to the parking strip/curb, sure hope it got cleaned up and also no one was hurt, looked like it involved 2 other vehicles.???

Sam December 31, 2025 (4:28 pm)

Slow the heck down it’s not a freeway! The traffic lights to turn left towards the elementary school and homes needs to be reprogrammed because only about one- two cars are able to even turn left when the green turn arrow comes on. There’s way too many accidents on this stretch of road and it’s going to get even worse with all the new apartments and houses that they are building on this road and the roads next to it.

1994 December 31, 2025 (9:00 pm)

Too bad for the driver. Hope they are OK. I wish there was video of the car being righted by a tow truck – so interesting how this is done.

BNora January 2, 2026 (10:42 pm)

I witnessed the rollover. No other cars were involved, I don’t even think he was speeding. He was in the wrong lane heading the wrong direction and hit the curb and went over. Not sure if he was distracted on his phone or how he ended up in that spot, he could’ve been making a left and didn’t give himself enough space and then hit the curb. The dog seemed okay, he did hit the ground running in the crash. I stopped and put hazards on and then called 911 and then after a bit I moved my car off the road and out of the way, wrapped up the call with the 911 operator and headed off to my appointment.

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