OT NBA star Isaiah Thomas' sister killed in Federal Way I-5 accident

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    FEDERAL WAY, Wash. - The Tacoma woman who died in a one-car accident on Interstate 5 in Federal Way Saturday morning is Chyna J. Thomas, 22, the sister of NBA star Isaiah Thomas, according to family friends.

    Chyna Thomas died at the scene of the accident on the shoulder of I-5, according to the Washington State Patrol who identified her.

    The wreck occurred around 5 a.m. on southbound Interstate 5 near South 288th Street, according to the Washington State Patrol.

    Witnesses reported that the car, a 1998 Toyota Camry, was being driven normally at first.

    “All of a sudden it started to drift very casually onto the left shoulder,” State Patrol spokesman Trooper Nick King said.

    The car traveled about 50 feet partially off the roadway until it hit a Jersey barrier.

    “That vaulted the vehicle head-on into the sign post,” King said.

    The car came to rest on top of the barrier and against a large metal pole holding a carpool sign on the shoulder of the freeway.

    The State Patrol reports that Chyna Thomas was not wearing her seat belt.

    Chyna Thomas’s Facebook page’s profile lists her a package handler for Federal Express and a former student at Tacoma’s School of the Arts.

    Isaiah Thomas is a point guard for the Boston Celtics. He’s a former Curtis High School student and University of Washington graduate.

    The Celtics are scheduled to play the Chicago Bulls in the NBA playoffs Sunday in Boston.

    http://www.kiro7.com/news/south-sou...-killed-in-federal-way-i-5-accident/512921359
     
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    That looks like a bad accident but not a fatal one.

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    Probably texting?
     
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    No seat belt
     
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    Seat belts are a liberal conspiracy to get people used to being controlled by government regulations.

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    If the Blazers don't win the 'ship I hope the Celtics do.
     
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    Celtics are probably going to lose to the Bulls.
     
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    You can't always tell by looking at it. We had a Tacoma at work that looked like it fell into the Grand Canyon and the guy walked in and got his belongings out of it. Just like Earnhardt Sr's crash didn't look like anything.
     
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    That was the strangest accident. I remember watching that race and then suddenly they announced he was dead.
     
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    ...at around 5am, probably fell asleep at the wheel :sigh: rough news for anyone, let alone just before you start your first ever playoff run as a #1 seed.
     
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    Such a preventable death.... so sad.

    This one and the one for the Heap family and their little girl. So extremely sad.
     
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    She fell asleep otw to work. My ex is friends with the family and got the details. I met Isaiah Sr a few years ago and he was a super cool guy. Tragedy, needless to say. I read that IT is staying in bean town to play, but we'll see. Just brutal news.

    No seatbelt apparently
     
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    Awful. And the Bulls may beat the Celtics.
     
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    Very likely now
     
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    Why does the games matter? This is his family.
     
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    Def doesn't matter. Ur right
     
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    Thats very sad to hear. The Celtics are a classy organization, I bet they told Isiah he coudl take off as much time as he needed.
     
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    Basketball is his life. He's lost a family member during the pinnacle of what he's worked so hard for. Of course it matters.
     
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    I bet he plays
     
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    I was at Greg Biffle's bar in Vancouver playing pool. Saw the accident when everyone said he wrecked. No biggie. A while later I heard everyone say "dad's dead"
     
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