Officials recognized Tacoma intersection was unsafe before crash killing 6, lawsuit says
TACOMA, Wash. - A lawsuit alleges local and state officials knew a Tacoma intersection was unsafe but didn't address it prior to a fatal 2023 crash that left six young people dead. > react
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