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By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

CHEHALIS – One man was airlifted this morning and another transported to Providence Centralia Hospital following a single-vehicle collision on southbound Interstate 5 near Napavine.

Firefighters called about 5 a.m. to the scene near milepost 70 found the car off the road and in the tress, according to Newaukum Valley Fire and Rescue.

“One patient was trapped and had to be extricated, Firefighter Brad Bozarth said. “That patient was flown to a trauma center.”

The Washington State Patrol reported troopers did not know which man was driving the 2003 Lexis. They indicated Jonathan D. George, 19, of Everson, and Robert P. Olson, 26, from Maple Falls, were both taken to Providence.

The wreck follows by less than twelve hours another single-vehicle injury incident just five miles to the south.

Troopers and aid called just after 7 p.m. yesterday to the southbound lanes of the freeway northeast of Winlock found a teenager traveling with two children lost control of his car, headed through a ditch and struck a tree.

Marquis M. Rial, 18, of Centralia, was arrested for driving under the influence.

His 1-year-old passenger was reportedly uninjured but his 12-year-old passenger was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital, according to the Washington State Patrol.

The 1991 Honda Accord was described as totaled.

Rial, who was reportedly unhurt, was booked into the Lewis County Jail also for reckless endangerment, according to the state patrol.

By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

CHEHALIS – A Chehalis area man was arrested for allegedly throwing a Chihuahua against a kitchen table, and then grabbing it from the owner’s arms and throwing it into an outside garbage can last night.

Deputies called just before 8 p.m. to the 500 block of Highway 603 spoke to a 58-year-old woman who said it happened following an argument. The 29-year-old suspect had left, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

The deputy noted the 8-inch tall dog’s eye was injured. It was swollen and bleeding and the pet appeared to be in pain, Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said this morning.

Its owner said she would be getting the two and a half year old Chihuahua medical assistance right away, Brown said.

Deputies subsequently found the suspect at Wal-Mart and arrested him for first-degree animal cruelty. Richard J. Eng was booked into the Lewis County Jail.

By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

CHEHALIS – A passenger who fell onto Interstate 5 from a moving vehicle this morning in Chehalis was taken to Providence Centralia Hospital.

Troopers and aid were called about 8:20 a.m. to the northbound lanes near milepost 80, just north of Chamber of Commerce Way exit.

She was not conscious and possibly had a head injury, said Chehalis Fire Department Firefighter Pat Gilligan. He said he expected she would be flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

The Washington State Patrol reports the 30-year-old woman had opened the door and jumped out. Trooper Will Finn indicated the car was traveling about 65 mph.

Finn said she was not hit by any passing cars, and suspected a mental issue may have been involved.

Kendra K. Sparks, 30, was traveling with her mother Pamela J. Sparks, 58, from Portland to home in Bremerton, according to the state patrol.

Finn tweeted an update at about 9:30 a.m., stating the patient was at the hospital and suffered bumps and bruises only. He said was on her way home from Portland’s airport after attending an Angels-Demons conference.

The scene at the corner of state Route 508 and Central Avenue. / Courtesy photo by Lewis County Sheriff’s Office

By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

Only one person was hurt when an 87-year-old motorist traveling on state Route 508 in Onalaska hit the gas pedal instead of the brakes, veered off the highway and struck a house yesterday.

The pregnant homeowner was resting on a couch and three children were playing in a front bedroom, all near where the 1996 Buick Roadmaster made contact with the structure, according to authorities.

Lewis County Fire District 1 Assistant Chief Rhonda Volk said the car’s front end struck a post, and spun the car 180 degrees, leaving it parallel with the front porch.

“The post maybe slowed him down, thankfully,” Volk said.

Deputies and aid were called just before 1 p.m. to the scene at the northwest corner of Central Avenue.

The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reports the elderly man was westbound when a Ford Expedition in front of him slowed to make a turn.

“He went to apply the brakes but instead, applied pressure to the accelerator,” Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said.

His car sideswiped the Expedition, swiped the rear of a Volkswagen Jetta and broke a telephone pole in half before reaching the house, Brown said.

Neither he nor the three other occupants of the affected vehicles were injured, but his passenger, an 86-year-old woman, was transported to the hospital with rib pain, according to Volk.

Siding on the house was damaged as well as possibly framing and the foundation, according to the sherif’s office.

The man whose name was not released but is from Kirkland, was cited for wheels off the roadway, Brown said. His car was totaled.