MATTAWA, Wash. – Two people were injured, one critically, after a truck crashed with a car on Highway 243 near Mattawa.
According to a press release from the Washington State Patrol (WSP), the incident occurred on Friday around 6 a.m. A truck was traveling northbound on Highway 243 at milepost 3 when it veered off the roadway to the shoulder and overcorrected, causing the car, which was traveling southbound at the same milepost, to roll onto its side. The car then struck the truck, and both vehicles came to rest, fully blocking the highway.
WSP reported that both drivers sustained injuries. The truck driver was flown to the hospital, while the car driver was transported by ground. WSP indicated that the truck driver may face charges of second-degree negligent driving.
