Rainier woman is injured in Mason County crash
A 49-year-old Rainier woman was injured Friday afternoon in a wreck on state Route 3 in Mason County, according to the Washington State Patrol.
Three other people involved in the crash were not hurt.
About 3:40 p.m. Friday, the Rainier woman and a 51-year-old Rainier man, who was driving, were headed north on SR3 near Bayshore Drive, about 4 miles northeast of Shelton, when they approached stopped traffic.
Troopers say the driver could not stop in time and crashed into a second vehicle that was then pushed into a third vehicle.
The Rainier woman was taken to Mason General Hospital in Shelton.
The 35-year-old Gig Harbor man in the second vehicle was not hurt and neither was the 67-year-old Port Townsend man in the third vehicle, according to the state Patrol.
The Rainier driver was not hurt, but he was cited for speeding, troopers say.
This story was originally published October 25, 2020 at 11:00 AM.
