Mattawa woman injured in Vantage Bridge smash-up
Contributing Writer | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 10 years, 7 months AGO
VANTAGE - Two people, including a Mattawa woman, were injured and traffic was brought to a standstill on the Interstate 90 Vantage Bridge on Wednesday, April 9, when a long haul truck collided with three other vehicles.
A white 2008 Kenworth semi-truck loaded with hay struck a street sweeper parked behind an asphalt grinder in a coned-off construction area near the Vantage Bridge at about 7:30 a.m
The street sweeper, which was unoccupied, was then pushed into the asphalt grinder, according to the Washington State Patrol. Crews were repaving about 11 miles of road.
The semi-truck continued and sideswiped a 2003 Cadillac CTS before colliding with the rear of a 2010 Dodge Ram pickup. All vehicles came to rest in the two westbound lanes, blocking traffic for several hours.
One trailer on the semi-truck was overturned, causing the load of hay to spill onto the interstate. The driver of the semi-truck, Ricardo Reyes Lopez, 42, was not injured in the collision.
Juana Rangel Alvarado, 33, of Mattawa, driving the Cadillac, and Eric J. Brindle, 48, of Quincy, the driver of the Dodge, were both injured and transported by ambulance to Quincy Valley Medical Center (QVMC). Authorities at QVMC said that, as of Wednesday afternoon, one victim had been discharged and one was in stable condition.
The cause of the crash was still being investigated by the State Patrol, and no charges had been issued as of Friday morning.
Traffic heading west on I-90 was stopped until about noon as workers cleaned up the area.
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