Community Police & Fire

Woman arrested on suspicion of vehicular assault after collision near Gig Harbor

A 34-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of vehicular assault after her 3-year-old son was ejected from a vehicle in a collision on East Bay Drive late Sunday night, according to a Pierce County Sheriff’s Office report.

The woman told deputies she was returning home from a Super Bowl party and didn’t remember how the crash occurred. A deputy investigating the collision observed signs of impairment while speaking with the driver, according to the report.

Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One took the 3-year-old boy to the hospital with what the sheriff’s office called life-threatening injuries.

The rollover collision occurred on the 2800 block of East Bay Drive. Deputies took the driver to the hospital for blood tests before taking her to the Pierce County jail.