NAPAVINE WOMAN HIT BY CAR IN CROSSWALK
• A Napavine woman crossing Pearl Street in Centralia was struck by a car yesterday and taken to Providence Centralia Hospital. Police were called about 1:30 p.m. to the intersection of Centralia College Boulevard and South Pearl Street, according to the Centralia Police Department. The 50-year-old pedestrian had injuries to her back, neck and legs, according to police Sgt. Kurt Reichert. The driver, Kathey Moon, 69, of Centralia, was ticketed for failing to yield the right of way to a pedestrian in a crosswalk, according to Reichert.
ROLLOVER WRECK ON INTERSTATE 5
• A Chehalis woman was hospitalized after rolling her car on Interstate 5 in Chehalis this morning. It happened about 7:30 a.m. in the southbound lanes just south of the Main Street interchange, according to the Chehalis Fire Department. Firefighters had to pry open the driver’s door to extricate the 58-year-old driver, who appeared to have escaped any serious injuries, according to fire Capt. Kevin Curfman.
CAR CRASHES INTO MACHINERY
• Police and aid were called about 2 o’clock this morning after a vehicle crashed into some heavy equipment parked at Reynolds Avenue and Lum Road in Centralia. Riverside Fire Authority Capt. Greg Schwartz said there was nobody in the vehicle when firefighters arrived, but police subsequently found the driver, who declined aid.
BANK CARD THEFT
• Chehalis police were called yesterday evening about a stolen bank card being used to take money out of an ATM on North Market Boulevard in Chehalis.
BROKEN CAR WINDOWS
• Centralia police took three calls this morning of windows being broken out of vehicles. The first one was at 5:15 a.m. on the 200 block of North Ash Street. Less than an hour later, an individual reported someone had thrown a stereo speaker through the rear window of a vehicle on the 1000 block of Centralia College Boulevard. The third incident occurred at the 500 block of East Locust Street.
TIRES SLASHED
• Chehalis police were called yesterday afternoon about tires being slashed on Northeast Washington Avenue in Chehalis.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter