Man, 61, is hurt after head-on collision on state Route 3
A head-on collision on state Route 3 sent a 61-year-old Grapeview man to an area hospital, according to the Washington State Patrol.
A 38-year-old Shelton man, who troopers say caused the crash, was not hurt.
About 4:45 p.m. Saturday, the Shelton man was headed north on Route 3 at milepost 10.
After an uninvolved vehicle slowed for a maintenance vehicle on the side of the road, troopers say the Shelton man swerved into oncoming traffic to avoid a collision with that slower vehicle and crashed head-on into the Grapeview man’s Subaru Forester.
The Shelton man was driving a Ford Ranger pickup.
After the crash, the Grapeview man was taken to Mason General Hospital in Shelton.
Troopers say the Shelton man was driving at speeds too fast for conditions.
This story was originally published October 20, 2019 at 12:48 PM.
