A street sweeper was hit by a suspected impaired driver late Wednesday night, bursting into flames on Interstate 405 in Bothell. According to the Washington State Department of Transportation, traffic was temporarily reduced to one lane as fire crews responded. Early Thursday morning, all lanes reopened.

Washington State Patrol Trooper Rick said Thursday morning that the person who crashed their car into the truck was arrested for driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Trooper Johnson said no one was injured in the collision.

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