News: DUI suspect, 3 others hurt in multi-car crash on SR-7 near Morton

LEWIS COUNTY, WA — Four people were hospitalized Sunday afternoon after a multi-vehicle wreck on State Route 7 near Morton, according to The Olympian.

The Washington State Patrol said the accident occurred on the southbound lanes north of the city, at around 3:15 p.m.

An early investigation indicates a 30-year-old Tacoma woman was driving under the influence when she rear-ended another vehicle and caused it to strike another car.

The causing driver and a 30-year-old Spanaway woman in another vehicle suffered undisclosed injuries and were taken to Seattle’s Harborview Medical Center.

Two other patients, a 34-year-old Puyallup man and a 79-year-old Packwood man, were transported to a Morton medical facility where their condition also remains unknown.

No further details have been shared at this time, but the WSP said the Tacoma woman faces a possible vehicular assault charge.

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