Kennewick Drunk Passenger Grabs Wheel and Crashes Car

An accident over the weekend occurred because a drunk passenger grabbed the wheel of the vehicle and crashed it. 

In a posting from the Kennewick Police Department, the accident occurred on the 2600 block of West 27th Avenue.

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Here are the details of the incident as posted on the Kennewick Police Department's Facebook page:

On October 22nd, at or around 2116 hours units were dispatched to a collision that occurred near the 2600 block of W 27th Avenue.

Upon further investigation units on scene were advised the driver of the vehicle was providing a ride to his friend (passenger) who had allegedly been drinking.

As they traveled down W 27th Avenue the passenger allegedly attempted to take control of the vehicle by grabbing onto the steering wheel, thus causing the collision.

The occupants in the vehicle did sustain non-life-threatening injuries. This is an ongoing investigation.

Kennewick Police are still investigating the incident - you can read more about the accident here.