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Sheriff’s deputy attempts U-turn and patrol car is struck by vehicle

A Mason County Sheriff’s deputy was involved in a car crash on Saturday, according to the Washington State Patrol.
A Mason County Sheriff’s deputy was involved in a car crash on Saturday, according to the Washington State Patrol.

A Mason County Sheriff’s deputy was involved in a car crash on Saturday, according to the Washington State Patrol.

Just before 2 p.m. Saturday, the 58-year-old deputy was eastbound on Mason Lake Road, northeast of Shelton, when he pulled to the right shoulder and attempted to make a U-turn.

A 69-year-old Shelton man who also was eastbound on the same road with a 62-year-old female passenger crashed his Toyota Scion into the deputy’s vehicle.

The deputy and the 69-year-old man were not injured, but the passenger was injured and taken to Mason General Hospital in Shelton.

This story was originally published October 1, 2018 at 10:31 AM.

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