Mason County driver among 3 injured when he swerved to avoid chair on State Route 3
A Tahuya, Mason County man, not a man from Olympia, was injured when he swerved his vehicle to avoid a chair in the road, according to corrected information released by the Washington State Patrol Monday morning. The story has been updated to reflect that change.
Three people were injured Saturday morning when a 59-year-old Mason County driver swerved his vehicle to avoid a chair in the road, according to the Washington State Patrol.
About 11:30 a.m., the Tahuya man was headed south on state Route 3 near Gorst in Kitsap County. Troopers say a chair fell off a small, gray passenger car and landed in the road. The Tahuya man swerved to avoid the chair, but crossed into the northbound lanes and crashed into a vehicle containing a Belfair couple.
The driver, a 60-year-old Belfair woman, was hurt and flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Her passenger, a 63-year-old Belfair man, also was hurt and taken to Tacoma General Hospital. The Tahuya man also was taken to the same hospital.
The State Patrol says state Route 3 was fully blocked for 3-1/2 hours.
This story was originally published March 14, 2021 at 10:42 AM.
