Updated at 7:45 p.m.
HOSPITAL ASSAULT
• A 35-year-old Chehalis woman was arrested yesterday evening after she allegedly punched a nurse at Providence Centralia Hospital. An officer called just after 6 p.m. arrested Judith M. Fenning for third-degree assault and booked her into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department. A department spokesperson said he thought Fenning was a patient, but wasn’t sure of the details that led to her upset.
BREAK-IN DOOR OF HOME
• Video surveillance images led to an arrest yesterday after someone damaged a door at a home on the 700 block of Salzer Valley Road in Centralia. A deputy called to the residence after the victim arrived home found footprints in the snow and saw security images of a red sedan, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. An investigation led to the boyfriend of the car’s owner, who was located working on the car on Nix Lane, according to the sheriff’s office. The deputy recognized Jefferey A. Petrich as the person in the video, Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown said. Petrich was arrested for malicious mischief and residential burglary and booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to Brown. Nothing was stolen but the damage amounted to about $400, Brown said.
BROKEN WINDOW AT HOTEL
• A deputy was called to the Packwood Inn about 11:30 p.m. last night where the manager said she heard glass breaking and discovered someone had busted out the front door window. The repairs at the business on the 13000 block of U.S. Highway 12 will cost about $900, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.
DRIVING MISHAP
• Nobody was hurt when a 101-year-old driver ran into a building yesterday on the 2500 block of Northeast Kresky Avenue in Chehalis. Detective Sgt. Gary WIlson said he understood the damage at Dels Farm Supply was not too severe.
VANDALISM
• Centralia police took a report about 9:30 a.m. yesterday regarding someone throwing a rock through a back window of a business on the 500 block of South Tower Avenue during the night.
BARN FIRE OAKVILLE
• Five fire departments battled a barn fire in Oakville last night and managed to save structures just few feet away on either side. Grays Harbor County Fire District 1 responded about 11 p.m. to the blaze on the 1500 block of South Bank Road found the barn fully engulfed in flames, according to Firefighter Shawn Burdett. The nearest fire hydrant was a 12 mile round trip which required them to request mutual aid from others, including Riverside Fire Authority, according to Burdett. A county crew assisted by laying sand on the roads which began to ice up, Burdett said. No cattle were injured. The 50-foot by 90-foot barn was a total loss.
AND MORE
• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, disputes, shoplifting, hit and run, counterfeit bill … and more.
The 1500 block of South Bank Road. / Courtesy photo by Grays Harbor County Fire District 1
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter
Ok Guilty I’ll give you that, what I see is big ass trucks so close I cannot see the license plate and like you I too if weather permits drive a bit over as I travel a bit to get to work. Usually they are those trucks so big the guys driving them need a ladder to get in. I do not intimidate easily but seriously if you get that close, the person in front of you has a hard time seeing. Especially in the dark , 20 years ago I’da shot their tires out.I”m a bit crazy too , Lol Grandkids seems to tame all that crap. I also agree that after a certain age they should be tested , and advised by an objective person to give up their license. I have a 28 year old son and he is all over that , but as for now he is not interested in driving me to work, and I still work a 40 hour week. I do not plan on retiring anytime soon either. I care for the elderly and I would not want a 90 year old to drive. I have experienced first hand what happens. It is terrible when they are hurt or hurt others. I have cared for those injured folks and their children always say they wished they had insisted their parent stop. It is easier for a care giver sometimes to help with that. At 63 I do not want to give up my independence either so I understand but I sure enjoy the ride more when my child or Grandchild drives . I am one of those perfect record drivers , but will admit night driving scares me a bit now.As a single Mom and a happily single person , it is hard to give any of it up, BUT I know in another 10 years it will be a reality for me. Got to wonder though 101??? Maybe they outlived their family. That does happen. I have out lived 2 children so I can understand . It is awesome they want to drive , but not so awesome they do, LOL
Sandra, regardless of how long the 101 year old person has to live is irrelevant.
It’s common knowledge that when people get old they lose many faculties needed to drive safely.
A person who’s 101 does NOT have the same reflexes and coordination, eyesight, and hearing of a person who is in their 20’s.
I agree with most of what you said, sunshinegirl, but not ALL tailgaters are guys. I’d say one in five riding my backside (and I’m usually 5 to 8 MPH over) are female now. Didn’t used to be that way but I’ve seen some women driving as crazy as the men do.
As far as the 101-year-old man goes, I think once a driver hits 75, he/she should have to take a driving test to requalify, then every three years once they hit 80 and every year at 89, 92, 95…
For the person. Someone at deaths door how Do u know this. He could. Out live. U he could have another 10 years
I too don’t want to see anybody’s independence taken away regardless of age, race, or religion. That is why there must be alternatives to helping the elderly to do their buisness without risking the lives of others on the roads. We, as a community of caring individuals, should be able to look after those who have looked after us for so many years. A person gaining in years cannot be independent forever and a person 101 years old should NOT be driving. The state is obviously more interested in accumulating fees and payments than keeping the roads safe.
I agree Madthumb I see it all he time . Some times he family will not intervene as they hate to take away their independence . Then there is the ones that just drive regardless of the law. A lot of the time they should be taken off the road permanently . We have a few here in my area and they are old but they are just assholes and drive 35 miles an hour wherever they go. They think it is ok but it causes a lot of road rage. I am getting older myself and I do not care for driving in the dark or bad weather. If I feel I am holding up folks I try to pull over. If I am going the speed limit or a bit over the speed limit, and I feel it is fast enough for the weather conditions I also have a problem with the OTHER assholes and YOU know who you are. You are the guys , and it is always guys who think if you get right up on my ass I will speed up. That does not work on me. Do you really think if you get that close I can even see to go faster????? I just slow down . I am stubborn that way , ask my children.
The fact that there are more 20 year olds on the road than people who actually live to be 101 and still drive is a moot point. It’s not a fair comparison. The fact is, you shouldn’t be allowing someone who at death’s door to drive. Who is responsible if they kill someone?
I am sure you see far more reports of 20 year olds having accidents and violating traffic rules than you do 101 year old people.
Allowing a person of 101 years of age to drive is not responsible. Thank god the driver hit a wall and not a human being. The state D.O.L. cares more about fees than it does the safety of pedestrians. Did anybody bother to see what kind of pharmaceutical dope the driver might have been high on? Probably not.