By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
A two-car crash on Interstate 5 near 13th Street in Chehalis sent two women to the hospital yesterday afternoon.
The Washington State Patrol reported that a northbound Audi slammed into the rear of a Toyota Corolla which had braked hard to avoid traffic at about 2 p.m.
The impact forced the Toyota into the inside concrete barrier can caused it to flip onto its top, according to the state patrol.
The 2006 Toyota Corolla was totaled. The 2002 Audi A4 sustained an estimated $2,000 damage and was towed.
Lindsay A. Currier, 22, of Beaverton, Ore. and Alison L. Tuttle, 29, of Portland, Ore. were taken to Providence Centralia Hospital. Both were treated and have been released.
The investigating trooper blamed the collision on inattention.
Early the day before, three Randle residents were hospitalized after a car ran off U.S. Highway 12 east of Packwood, rolled and landed on its top blocking both east and westbound lanes.
Aid and troopers were called about 5:45 a.m. on Saturday to the crash about six miles this side of White Pass.
Taken to Morton General Hospital with what were described as minor injuries were the driver of the 2006 Chevrolet HHR, Robert Miller, 77, Beatrice A. Dean, 73, and Lois B. Jones, 76, according to the state patrol.
The car was described as a total loss.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter