Sirens and lights from police and fire rescue vehicles disturbed downtown Ballard at Market and Leary last night. The Ballard News-Tribune received inquiries regarding this incident around 11 p.m. and today, the police reported it had been a DUI collision.

At approximately 10:46 p.m., North Precinct patrol officers responded to the collision at NW Market Street and Leary Avenue NW and Seattle Fire medics were called to the scene to provide emergency care.

A black Toyota sedan traveling north on Leary Avenue NW apparently ignored a red traffic light at NW Market Street and collided with a brown Chrysler sedan.

A DUI officer determined that the driver of the Toyota was impaired. The Toyota driver was placed under arrest and transported to Northwest Hospital for a blood draw to determine the level of intoxication.

Medics transported the driver of the Chrysler to Harborview Medical Center for further treatment of non-life threatening injuries.