Grabos v. Loudin

This appeal arises out of an intersection collision between a private vehicle and an emergency vehicle.

The collision occurred at the controlled intersection of Southwest 152nd Street, a two-lane street, and First Avenue South, a multiple lane thoroughfare, near Seattle. Plaintiffs Grabos (appellants), traveling westerly upon Southwest 152nd Street, approached and entered the intersection with the green light in their favor. Defendant Ralph M. Loudin, Jr., a deputy sheriff driving a sheriff’s patrol vehicle, accompanied by another deputy, was proceeding upon an emergency call, with siren…