Woman allegedly stabs girl after SUV hits semi as soldiers step in to stop horrific roadside attack

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-07 · by Fox News
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Quick Summary

On October 7, 2026, a 35-year-old woman from Steilacoom allegedly caused a car accident on Interstate 5 near DuPont in Washington state when her SUV hit a semi-truck after swerving across lanes and rolling over. Following the crash, she reportedly threatened two girls with a knife; one of them, aged nine, suffered multiple broken bones and a stab wound while another, fifteen years old, was hospitalized but not seriously injured. Two soldiers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord intervened by tackling the woman and disarming her, preventing further harm. The woman faces charges including DUI, vehicular assault, and first-degree assault.
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Story summary

On Monday morning near DuPont in Washington state, an SUV crashed into a semi-truck on southbound Interstate 5 and rolled over. A 35-year-old woman, who is reportedly from Steilacoom, was involved in the crash and allegedly threatened two girls with a knife after getting out of her vehicle. She stabbed a 9-year-old girl, causing multiple broken bones and a stab wound, while also injuring a 15-year-old girl without serious injuries.

Two soldiers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord intervened, tackling the woman to the ground and disarming her by taking away the knife she was wielding. Witness Nathan Wilkinson reported seeing one soldier with a knife in his hand after subduing the assailant. After the incident, the woman was booked into the Pierce County Jail, facing charges including two counts of assault, vehicular assault, and two counts of reckless endangerment.

Written for “Roadside Attack Interrupted By Soldiers” on 2026-10-07, grounded in this article and the 1 other(s) covering the same event.
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Uncertain
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6 of 23 hedged
Leaning
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Correction & hedging signals
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Outlets on this story
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Crime & Law
Narrative spread
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Story

📰 Roadside Attack Interrupted By Soldiers
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This article reads unscored and hedges 26% of its claims. Each row says how that neighbour differs.
Fox News · 0.91 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 23% hedged 5 of 22 📰 publisher trust 69
“Both articles describe the identical incident involving a woman stabbing girls after crashing her SUV into a semi-truck on Interstate 5 near DuPont, Washington.”
Daily Mail
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 12% hedged 4 of 32 📰 publisher trust 65
“The articles describe different incidents involving a woman stabbing a girl and soldiers intervening; one in Chicago and another on an interstate in Washington state.”

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🔮 In a Tuesday morning update, KING 5 reported that she had since been booked into the Pierce County Jail and was expected to face two counts of assault, vehicular assault and two counts of reckless endangerment.
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Topics

FOX 13 Fox News KING 5 SUV Washington

Subjects

KING 5 ORG · 5× FOX 13 ORG · 3× Wilkinson PERSON · 3× DuPont GPE · 1× FOX 13 Seattle ORG · 1× Fox News ORG · 1× Steilacoom GPE · 1× Stepheny Price PERSON · 1× Washington GPE · 1× Washington State Patrol ORG · 1×

Narrative

In a Tuesday morning update, KING 5 reported that she had since been booked into the Pierce County Jail and was expected to face two counts of assault, vehicular assault and two counts of reckless endangerment.
framing: mixed · carried by 2 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-07
🔮 In a Tuesday morning update, KING 5 reported that she had since been booked into the Pierce County Jail and was expected to face two counts of assault, vehicular assault and two counts of reckless endangerment.

Claims (23 extracted, 6 hedged)

Woman allegedly stabs girl after SUV hits semi as soldiers step in to stop horrific roadside attack By uncertain
soldiers → stab → attack
A woman allegedly stabbed a young girl after sending her SUV careening into a semi-truck and rolling over on a Washington state freeway, prompting two soldiers to tackle her and disarm her. uncertain
SUV → stab → her
The 35-year-old woman from Steilacoom allegedly threatened two girls with a knife following Monday morning’s crash on southbound Interstate 5 near DuPont, FOX 13 Seattle reported, citing Washington State Patrol. uncertain
Seattle → threaten → Patrol
A 9-year-old girl suffered multiple broken bones and a stab wound, while a 15-year-old girl was hospitalized without serious injuries, according to the outlet. uncertain
girl → suffer → outlet
Witness Nathan Wilkinson told KING 5 he was driving to work when he came upon the wreck and saw two men in military uniforms from Joint Base Lewis-McChord intervene. asserted
men → tell → McChord
“There’s people standing around, then all of a sudden there was a flash, and then the two soldiers jumped on a person. asserted
soldiers → ’ → person
I heard a scream at that time,” Wilkinson told the outlet. asserted
Wilkinson → hear → outlet
“I saw one of the soldiers had a knife in his hand that he had dislodged from the person they tackled.” asserted
they → see → person
Wilkinson called 911 as bystanders subdued the woman, KING 5 reported. asserted
KING → call → woman
FOX 13 reported that two soldiers stopped to help and that photos from the scene appeared to show one holding someone down. asserted
one → report → someone
Troopers investigating the crash said the SUV struck the left-side barrier, veered toward the right shoulder and then swerved back across the freeway, hitting a semi-truck in the middle lane, according to FOX 13. uncertain
SUV → investigate → FOX
The SUV struck the barrier again and rolled over. asserted
SUV → strike → barrier
The semi-truck driver was not injured, the outlet reported. asserted
outlet → injure → ?
Officers told KING 5 that the woman was allegedly driving erratically before the crash. uncertain
woman → tell → crash
The woman was initially taken to a hospital for evaluation. asserted
woman → take → evaluation
FOX 13 reported Monday that authorities were investigating her for DUI, vehicular assault and first-degree assault. asserted
authorities → report → DUI
In a Tuesday morning update, KING 5 reported that she had since been booked into the Pierce County Jail and was expected to face two counts of assault, vehicular assault and two counts of reckless endangerment. asserted
she → report → endangerment
Whether those charges had been formally filed was not immediately clear. asserted
filed → file → ?
The cause of the crash remained under investigation, and the woman’s relationship with the girls was not specified in the reports. asserted
relationship → remain → reports
Wilkinson said that he hoped they would be recognized for stepping in. asserted
they → say → ?
“They didn’t run away, they didn’t pass, drive on by. asserted
they → run → ?
They stopped and helped,” he told KING 5. asserted
he → stop → KING
Fox News Digital reached out to the Washington State Patrol and Joint Base Lewis-McChord for comment. asserted
Digital → reach → comment
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