{"id":222,"date":"2010-06-14T11:14:03","date_gmt":"2010-06-14T18:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lewiscountysirens.com\/?p=222"},"modified":"2010-06-14T11:14:03","modified_gmt":"2010-06-14T18:14:03","slug":"news-brief-wrong-way-motorist-on-freeway-collides-with-patrol-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lewiscountysirens.com\/?p=222","title":{"rendered":"News brief: Wrong-way motorist on freeway collides with patrol car"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Sharyn\u00a0 L. Decker, Lewis County Sirens news reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Thurston County Sheriff’s Office deputy’s patrol car was totaled when it was struck by a wrong-way driver on Interstate 5 in Tumwater early Sunday morning.<\/p>\n

Both Deputy Gordon J. Phillips, 45, and the other driver, a 29-year-old Tenino-area woman, reportedly sustained minor only injuries. Her 2001 Volkswagen Jetta was destroyed as well, according to the Washington State Patrol.<\/p>\n

The state patrol reported it suspects alcohol or drugs were involved and the collision is under investigation.<\/p>\n

Katie I. Dunn, 29, was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of the freeway at about 3 a.m. when her car collided with the deputy’s 2005 Crown Victoria, according to the state patrol. It happened near Tumwater Boulevard.<\/p>\n

Deputy Phillips was traveling with his lights and sirens activated as he and another deputy were responding to assist the state patrol to find a wrong-way driver reported on Highway 101, according to the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office.<\/p>\n

The deputy saw headlights coming towards him and saw a vehicle ahead of him swerve to the right, according to sheriff’s Lt. Chris Mealy. The deputy was able to avoid a head-on crash by angling his patrol car to the right, Mealy said. The Volkswagen impacted his car behind the driver’s compartment, Mealy said.<\/p>\n

Mealy didn’t know the speeds at which the two cars were traveling, but said the deputy had begun to slow when he first saw the headlights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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