BIKE VERSUS TRUCK IN CENTRALIA
• A 71-year-old Centralia man was taken to Providence Centralia Hospital with leg injuries and “road rash” after the bicycle he was riding yesterday collided with a delivery truck at the intersection of East Reynolds Avenue and North Pearl Street around 1:35 p.m., according to the Centralia Police Department. The truck driver was not cited, police reported.
THEFT
• Police were called to a car prowl on the 300 block of Iron Street in Centralia yesterday. Someone rummaged through the vehicle and took some deposit slips, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• Centralia police were called about 9:20 a.m. yesterday about a car prowl on the 1100 block of H Street in Centralia, according to police A stereo was taken.
HAY TRUCK FIRE IN NAPAVINE
• About 14 bales of hay and the wood decking on a trailer were destroyed in a vehicle fire in Napavine yesterday evening. Lewis County Fire District 5 called about 5:35 p.m. to the fire at Highway 603 and Meadow Lane were joined by members of Fire Districts 15 and 6, according to Fire Lt. Laura Hanson. Heavy equipment had to be used to break up the smoldering hay and both lanes were blocked for a period of time, according to Hanson. No injuries were reported.
Bales of hay are removed from a truck and broken apart after a fire. / Courtesy photo by Maleah Heldreth
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter