BOISTFORT ROAD WRECK SENDS CHEHALIS RESIDENT TO HARBORVIEW
• A 49-year-old Chehalis man is undergoing surgery this morning at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after an overnight single-vehicle collision west of Chehalis. Troopers called about 2:45 a.m. to milepost two on Boistfort Road reported that John R. Eilo suffered head and neck injuries. His Subaru Legacy left the road and hit a fence, according to the Washington State Patrol. The vehicle sustained an estimated $5,000 damage, according to the state patrol. Eilo was taken by ambulance to Providence Centralia Hospital and then transported to Harborview. A hospital spokesperson said he will be taken to the intensive care unit after surgery this morning. The investigating trooper indicated the case of the crash was driver inattention.
WRONG-WAY MOTORIST RUNS INTO TRUCK ON I-5
• A Centralia family escaped injury when a wrong-way driver caused a wreck on Interstate 5 near Olympia yesterday although the family’s Mercedes suffered about $500 damage from striking unspecified debris from the collision. Troopers were called about 4:30 a.m. when a 78-year-old Olympia woman was spotted driving her 2004 Chevrolet Impala north in the southbound lanes of the freeway near state Route 101, according to the Washington State Patrol. Her car and a 2008 Toyota pickup were described as totaled. The woman, Dolores Bussabarger, was taken by ambulance to Providence St. Peter Hospital. The injuries to the 22-year-old Olympia woman in the pickup were treated at the scene, according to the state patrol. Roman Y. Bezhenar, 30, Ada Bezhenar, 27, a 4-year-old boy and a two-week-old girl, all from Centralia, were uninjured. The state patrol did not report what the debris was their car hit.
DEPUTIES FIND INDOOR MARIJUANA FARM
• Deputies seized about 365 marijuana plants growing inside a Winlock-area outbuilding on Friday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies contacted a 57-year-old man at the 1700 block of Ferrier Road about 2 p.m. on Friday about his suspected gardening operation and subsequently found the plants – ranging from “starts” to some as tall as six feet – inside a metal building, according to Chief Deputy Stacy Brown. William C. Shearer, of Winlock, was not booked into jail, because of his medical condition, according to Brown. However, the case was referred to the Lewis County Prosecutor’s Office for a recommended charge of manufacture of marijuana, Brown said. The sheriff’s office estimates the value of the crop at $22,336.
FELONY MARIJUANA ARREST
• A defective brake light and improper use of a turn signal led to a traffic stop last night and a 19-year-old Centralia man’s arrest for an as-yet unknown quantity of marijuana inside a backpack. Centralia Police Department Sgt. Carl Buster said the black Chevrolet Camaro was impounded and officers will be looking through the backpack inside. Andrew P. Roark was arrested after the approximately 10:40 p.m. incident on the 200 block of Harrison Avenue for possession with intent to deliver, according to Buster. He was booked into the Lewis County Jail. His companion, Christopher A. Tinnerstet, 20, of Shelton, was cited for misdemeanor possession of marijuana and then released, Buster said.
THEFT AND BURGLARY
• Centralia police were called about 3:30 p.m. yesterday to the 1000 block of Mellen Street where somebody had reportedly kicked in a front door and stole various, but unspecified, items.
• A deputy was called Saturday about a burglary at the 400 block of Gish Road in Onalaska. Taken sometime since March 4 was $450 cash and a $500 Nikon 3500 camera, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.
• Chehalis police were called about 7:30 p.m. on Friday to Northwest Prindle Street for a reported burglary. The resident found muddy footprints inside the residence, according to detective Sgt. Rick McNamara. It’s not clear yet what, if anything, was stolen, according to McNamara.
• Chehalis police took a report on Friday from someone on Southwest 12th Street who said somebody used their credit card online and made three different charges totaling about $230, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
GRAFFITI
• Centralia police reportedly arrested three juvenile males over the weekend after a man caught them “tagging” with red spray paint. Centralia Police Department Sgt. Carl Buster said they made up their own gang, named the “Borst Park Thugs” or something similar. Further details were not readily available.
• Centralia police took a report on Sunday of gang-style graffiti found on a garage door at the 800 block of West Pine Street.
VANDALISM
• A 52-year-old woman was arrested Saturday night for allegedly breaking a toilet at Providence Centralia Hospital. Donna E. Pulitzer, of Seattle, was cited for second-degree malicious mischief and then released, according to Centralia police. Earlier in the evening, Pulitzer had been cited for trespassing at the train station after returning there after being warned away earlier, according to police.
• A deputy took a report on Friday evening of vandalism to a trailer on Vista Drive in Mossyrock. Somebody apparently took an axe to the door of the recreational vehicle, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.
PERSON FALLS THROUGH WINDOW
• Chehalis police were called about 12:25 a.m. on Saturday to Paradise on the 300 block of Northwest Chehalis Avenue to a report a customer fell through a window and broke it. Chehalis police said not all the details were available, but it appeared not to have resulted in any serious injury.
GAS STATION FIRE DOUSED WITH EXTINGUISHER
• Firefighters were called about 10:30 yesterday morning to the gas station at Safeway on Harrison Avenue when fire broke out inside a storeroom. A computer component which controlled the gas pumps had overheated but an employee was able to put it out with a fire extinguisher before the flames spread, according to Riverside Fire Authority.
HEAVY SNOW WARNING FOR EAST LEWIS COUNTY
• Lewis County Emergency Management reports a storm warning in effect for the western slopes of the Cascade Mountains through tomorrow night. Accumulations of up to 10 inches of snow are likely today with a storm total of one or two feet at lower elevations and as much as four feet at higher elevations, according to the National Weather Service’s warning. The heaviest snowfall is expected at Paradise at Mount Rainier and at Mount Baker, however heavy snow is also forecast at White Pass and Steven’s Pass.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter