Disabled vehicle blocks northbound I-5 near Fife curve, Fife WA

Traffic

Reported: 11/12/2025 06:54 PM

I-5, Fife, WA

A vehicle with a broken axle is blocking lanes on northbound I-5 near the Fife Curve. Officers are coordinating to move a Tesla vehicle out of the roadway to clear the traffic.

Audio|Source: Washington State Patrol Dispatch - Dist 1 East / West

03:26

Transcript:

00:00

Tacoma East Patrol is blocking disabled, North 1161144.

00:03

From the left, I'm laying in a dark past your car hazard active.

00:05

Zero-nine, I'll be en route from one.

00:12

That's right.

00:13

Okay, take a week.

00:19

It doesn't look like a collision, it looks like the CV axle just broke on this.

00:23

I didn't change it to a disabled.

00:25

And best access for the tow is near North Carolina 5.

00:35

Guy. Jeanstern, I'm advised.

00:37

E.T.57. Thank you, DiComo.

00:49

Just before the Fife Curve, northbound.

00:54

Aren't you there? Some near collided, they're running over all my players.

01:00

My south and ten-five are approaching.

01:07

Tully7 and eight seven to three, eighteen fifty seven.

01:11

A lot more about 7 in service.

01:14

1145.

01:15

8.W.

01:21

Mr. Shills and Rag.

01:23

Enterprise Box truck, North 5 at Maltose, 118, lane travel, and lane change at a high rate.

01:32

(number withheld).

01:36

Partridge Cullman, there's an additional collision, opposite of me on the Salafoul.

01:42

6-36-mail service.

01:48

6-86.86. 85.

01:54

I'm clear. I'll hold the vehicle for DOA impound.

01:59

856. 856. Okay.

02:06

Where is the 11009 coming from?

02:10

Coming from 1.

02:11

I'm passing Canyon now.

02:14

856. I'm on a meridian in 176.

02:18

I'll handle it.

02:21

109 disregarding.

02:22

109 disregarding.

02:27

Tones in it, 36.

02:29

Okay,

02:30

02:34

(number withheld)

03:04

755-533 can you take Lane 3 we're going to try to push the Tesla once more on down the door

03:17

take lane 3 we're going to push the Tesla to the left (number withheld)

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