By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
A pair of 19-year-olds were airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle in Seattle after a single-vehicle wreck on state Route 507 north of Bucoda this afternoon that shut down the highway for several hours, according to the state patrol.
Troopers were called at 1:20 p.m. to the scene just south of 184th Avenue where a southbound 1986 Toyota Celica had crossed the oncoming lanes and struck several trees on the shoulder. The car was totaled.
The driver was Sean T. Gardner, of Tenino, and the passenger, Marcia L. Shipley, of Woodland, according to the Washington State Patrol.
Bucoda Fire Chief Jim Fowler said the passenger was transported to Tenino High School where a helicopter picked her up. The driver was taken by ambulance to Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia, Fowler said.
Responders came from Thurston County Fire Districts 16, 12 and the Bucoda Fire Department, as well as paramedics from Tumwater.
The speed limit there is 55 mph.
A dog that was in the car was running around and picked by a woman at the scene and was reportedly uninjured, Fowler said.
The state patrol reported the cause is under investigation.
Both lanes were opened by 4:50 p.m., according to the state Department of Transportation.
A nursing supervisor at Harborview said on Sunday morning Shipley was in serious condition and the Gardner was in satisfactory condition.
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This news story was updated at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday August 15, 2010.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter