News brief: Car, beer, tree lead to trauma center for Randle resident

Updated at 11:44 a.m.

By Sharyn  L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

A 25-year-old Randle man is at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle following a weekend wreck that left him with very serious injuries.

Aid and deputies called about 1:20 a.m. yesterday to the 100 block of Glenoma Road found the car had been traveling fairly fast when the driver lost control at the turn and collided with a tree.

Johnathon R. Fisher had not been wearing a seatbelt, so the impact threw him head first into the passenger door, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

Fisher was the only occupant in the vehicle, though he was accompanied by a case of Bud Light beer found in the front seat, and deputies were told he had drank numerous beers before leaving Randle, according to the sheriff’s office.

Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown said Fisher was headed to Riffe Lake when the accident happened.

He was taken by ambulance to Morton General Hospital where he was stabilized and then transferred to the Seattle hospital, according to Brown.

Fisher is listed in serious condition this morning in the intensive care unit, according to a hospital spokesperson

The car was totaled and impounded, Brown said. She said Fisher was driving with a suspended license and faces possible arrest for driving under the influence, depending upon the results of blood tests.

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2 Responses to “News brief: Car, beer, tree lead to trauma center for Randle resident”

  1. meh says:
    Monday, April 28, 2014 at 8:50 pm

    Could I please see a show of hands of anyone who doesn’t know that drinking and driving is a bad idea? yes, I know that many people do it, but how many think that accidents “won’t happen to” them? I’m not sure when drinking and driving wasn’t a no-no. 🙁

  2. glenoma resident says:
    Monday, April 28, 2014 at 5:05 pm

    Good! i think he should be charged, it was reckless of him. He should of known that wasn’t a good idea, don’t get me wrong I’m praying for a speedy recovery for this man but still, I’m just glad no one else was hurt or killed….hopefully when hes better, he knows that’s a big NO NO from now on.