How did she crash? She fell asleep on her motorcycle

A 50-year-old Pacific County woman was injured Saturday night when she fell asleep while driving her motorcycle, according to the Washington State Patrol.

About 11:20 p.m. Saturday, the woman was southbound on US 101, one mile east of Long Beach, when she allegedly fell asleep. According to the state patrol, she leaned to her left, which caused the foot rest to strike the ground.

She and her Yamaha XVS650 wound up facing northbound in a northbound ditch.

The woman was injured and taken to Ocean Beach Hospital. She faces a possible charge of second-degree negligent driving and driving without a motorcycle endorsement.

This story was originally published October 1, 2018 at 10:52 AM.