A 96-year-old driver causes a head-on, injury crash in Shelton Wednesday, troopers say
A 96-year-old Shelton driver caused a head-on collision on U.S. Highway 101 on Wednesday afternoon that injured both drivers, Washington State Patrol troopers say.
The crash occurred when the 96-year-old’s car drifted into the opposing lane of the two-lane highway and smashed into the front of a 35-year-old Olympia man’s car, WSP reported.
Road crews shut down a section of Highway 101 for approximately 35 minutes to investigate the scene, clear the road of wreckage and transport both drivers to the hospital.
This story was originally published July 29, 2021 at 7:49 AM.