Medical emergency causes one-vehicle collision
NANCE BESTON | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 5 months, 2 weeks AGO
A 17-year-old driver had a medical emergency Friday morning and crashed into a parked vehicle, retaining wall and residence. No injuries were reported.
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MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake Police Department responded to a collision in the 1000 block of Skyline Drive for a single-vehicle collision Friday morning. Officers determined the driver, a 17-year-old male, experienced a medical emergency and veered off the roadway, according to a statement from MLPD. The driver hit a parked vehicle, a retaining wall and a residence.
“There were no evident injuries,” MLPD Captain Jeff Sursely said. “The driver refused medical aid.”
The incident is still under investigation, but charges are not likely to be filed, Sursely said.
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