VEHICLE VERSUS BIKE
• A 53-year-old Chehalis man was hospitalized after his bicycle was struck from behind by a vehicle on Airport Road in Chehalis last night, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Aid and a deputy were called just after 9:30 p.m. and the bicyclist was found laying on the road next to the vehicle. He was taken to Providence Centralia Hospital with scrapes as well as pain in his shoulder, knee and foot, according to the Chehalis Fire Department. Neither the 25-year-old driver nor the bicyclist had working headlights, and both will be cited, according to detective Sgt. Dusty Breen.
CAR VERSUS DEER
• Firefighters called about 10:40 a.m. yesterday to a single-vehicle collision on Salzer Valley Road found a car in a ditch on its side and a dead deer but no driver. The driver was later located but aid wasn’t needed, according to Riverside Fire Authority.
DEPUTY VERSUS FLEEING DRIVER
• Law enforcement officers searched without success for a driver who bailed out of his vehicle after a pursuit yesterday morning in the area of Profitt and Salzer Roads, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Jerry L. Warfield, 39, has a warrant from the state Department of Corrections, detective Sgt. Dusty Breen said this morning.
DRUGS
• A 53-year-old Centralia man was arrested for possession of methamphetamine early yesterday. Russell E. Charnell was booked into the Lewis County Jail after contact with an officer on West Main Street in Centralia, according to the Centralia Police Department.
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Correction: One news items has been updated to reflect correctly which man was driving and which man was riding a bicycle when they collided Wednesday night on Airport Road. The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office incorrectly reported to the news media the roles of the participants.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter