Car overturns in ditch with suspected impaired driver, Clear Lake WA

Alcohol Violation

Reported: 10/31/2025 07:52 PM

Lake St, Clear Lake, WA 98273

A single vehicle crashed and flipped upside down in a ditch near Lake St. The driver was initially trapped but managed to get out and appeared uninjured. The crash caused damage to a guardrail and a tree. Road cleanup is ongoing. Police suspect the driver was under the influence of alcohol.

Audio|Source: Skagit County Police and Fire

02:24

Transcript:

00:00

I'm on the line with ERP from 32nd Street and M Lake Mary Avenue and now approaching D Lake David. There's a westbound, a smaller white Volkswagen, older pickup truck that's driving with no lights on and was previously driving the oncoming traffic lane.

00:17

Receive.

00:20

9-564.

00:27

A-0-1.

00:29

The DRP state whether or not the vehicle is upside down in the water with the patient trapped or just in the ditch with water in it.

00:44

It's upside down, there is no water in the ditch.

00:54

Nineteen, correction, 14202.

00:57

Cascade 833 and update that vehicle, turn to the left end of 33rd and parked at a rest in. So it's like the driver is out currently and then 200 block are a piece going on our way.

01:10

Proceed.

01:12

9506.

01:14

1956.

01:17

1906.

01:24

We've got a single vehicle all set down in the ditch.

01:27

Occupant and traps does not appear to be injured.

01:30

Unknown for sure. 50, go ahead. We're under the influence. Law enforcement is all thrown out to this call. There's no longer in the ditch.

01:38

All right. Good.

01:41

We're in here.

01:42

We're able to get to open up the lanes here.

01:52

And a few minutes after we get done cleaning out,

01:56

but the guardrail on the north side is heavily damaged and the tree is still against that, so they still should come out this way.

02:07

I copy.

02:13

I can't get from 8-51. Just confirming the westbound lanes are all open now or still working on that?

02:20

Negative. Still working on it. There's a lot of debris on the road yet.

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Lake St, Clear Lake, WA 98273

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