This was updated at 3 p.m.
ASHFORD RESIDENT KILLED IN WRECK
• A 41-year-old woman from Ashford and her companion were both killed in a single-vehicle collision yesterday evening on state Route 7 in Pierce County, according to the Washington State Patrol. Troopers called about 6:15 p.m. to the area near 260th Street were told by witnesses the driver of the 1982 Chevrolet pickup truck was northbound and ran a red light, the state patrol reported. The driver tried to steer around a southbound vehicle making a left turn, but ran off the road and struck a light pole, according to troopers. Dead at the scene were Eugene R. Qillan, 42, of Spanaway and his female passenger. The pair were seat-belted, but the impact to the pole was so strong, it moved the foundation, the state patrol reported. The truck was described as totaled. While the state patrol reports the female is from Ashford, the Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office said today they hope to confirm this afternoon she is who they think she is.
PIRATE SUPPORTERS VANDALIZE ADNA SCHOOL?
• Deputies are looking for information about who spray-painted graffiti at the baseball and softball fields at Adna High School over the weekend. A deputy called about 9:15 a.m. yesterday to the 100 block of Adna School Road found “Go Adna Pirates” and the initials T.W.R. or T.W.A. painted in places such as the outside of a concession stand, as well as the the inside and outside of the visitors dugout, according to Chief Deputy Stacy Brown. The damage is estimated at $400. Brown is asking anyone who knows anything about the incident to call Lewis County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-748-6422.
BURNING CAR FOUND IN ONALASKA DRIVEWAY
• Onalaska firefighters called around 5 o’clock this morning found a car fully engulfed in flames off Kruger Road in a driveway leading to an old barn, according to fire investigator Jay Birley. The Honda Civic was destroyed and the cause is under investigation, Birley said. The property is uninhabited, according to Birley. The car’s owner was not around, he said.
DRUGS
• Detective Sgt. Rick McNamara’s tip for the day: “If you’re going to commit a misdemeanor, don’t carry felony drugs in your pocket.” Chehalis police arrested a 21-year-old Clatskanie, Ore. woman for shoplifting yesterday and subsequently found her to be in possession of suspected heroin, according to police. Rachael N. Strand was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
CAR PROWL
• Centralia police were called yesterday morning about the theft of a wallet from an unlocked vehicle on the 1200 block of Lincoln Street.
SEX CRIME
• A 42-year-old Napavine man was arrested yesterday for third-degree rape following an incident that reportedly occurred in Chehalis over the weekend. Craig R. Garrison was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter