Teen driver with 5 teen passengers swerves to avoid deer and crashes Sunday
A car filled with six teenagers crashed early Sunday in Centralia when the driver swerved to avoid a deer, according to fire and police officials.
About 4:30 a.m. Sunday, the driver and five passengers all under the age of 18, crashed in the 600 block of West Roanoke Street, according to Riverside Fire Authority.
The driver later told Centralia police that she had swerved to avoid a deer, then had lost control and hit a tree. All six were able to get out of the car before fire crews arrived, the fire authority said via social media.
The teens were taken to Providence Centralia Hospital with minor injuries, according to Centralia police.
This story was originally published June 30, 2019 at 3:06 PM.
Rolf Boone
The Olympian