WHITMAN COUNTY, WA — Two young children and a woman were hospitalized Monday morning after a serious SUV crash on state Route 26 near Colfax in Whitman County, according to PullmanRadio.
The Washington State Patrol said a 33-year-old woman was driving an SUV on SR-26 eastbound at around 5:00 p.m. when she fell asleep at the wheel. The SUV traveled off the roadway, at which point the woman’s two passengers, an 8-year-old girl and a 6-year-old boy, were ejected from the vehicle.
Though the woman had been wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, state troopers discovered neither of the children were wearing one.
The children were transported to Spokane’s Sacred Heart Medical Center and the woman was taken to Whitman Hospital in Colfax.
An investigation by the WSP remains underway.
If you or a loved one was injured in a car accident caused by another person, your family may be entitled to monetary compensation. The Seattle personal injury lawyers at Dubin Law Group know how to get families like yours the money they deserve after a stressful event like this. Call us at 425-800-8000 or reach out online for a free consultation.