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Macklemore involved in head-on crash with suspected drunk driver

Posted at 2:42 PM, Aug 01, 2017
and last updated 2017-08-01 16:46:29-04

LANGLEY, Wash. – A suspected drunk driver crashed head-on into Macklemore’s vehicle Friday night; the Seattle rapper wasn’t badly hurt, authorities said.

According to the Washington State Patrol, the driver of a pickup truck slammed into Macklemore’s Mercedes around 11 p.m. on Washington State’s Whidbey Island.

Troopers said the driver was coming around a bend when he crossed the center line and struck Macklemore’s car.

The singer and his two passengers were able to walk away from the incident; one of them suffered a cut to the head.

Troopers told TMZ the driver of the pickup was not wearing a seat belt.

He was taken to the hospital for treatment before being transferred to jail.

Charges will be forwarded to the prosecutor’s office.