A truck is seen following a collision on U.S. Highway 12 at milepost 74 near Ethel on Wednesday.
Morton Police Chief Roger Morningstar responded to the scene of a collision on U.S. Highway 12 at milepost 74 near Ethel on Wednesday.
A semi is seen following a collision on U.S. Highway 12 at milepost 74 near Ethel on Wednesday.
An Airlift Northwest helicopter flies over Interstate 5 near exit 68 following a collision on U.S. Highway 12 at milepost 74 near Ethel on Wednesday.
A Salkum Ambulance speeds down U.S. Highway 12 following a collision at milepost 74 near Ethel on Wednesday.
First responders speed down U.S. Highway 12 following a collision at milepost 74 near Ethel on Wednesday.
A Salkum Ambulance speeds down U.S. Highway 12 following a collision at milepost 74 near Ethel on Wednesday.
A truck is seen following a collision involving a semi on U.S. Highway 12 at milepost 74 near Ethel on Wednesday.
Two Onalaska teenagers — a 17-year-old driver and a 16-year-old passenger — were hospitalized Wednesday after the truck they were traveling in was struck by a a semi-truck while attempting to enter U.S. Highway 12 from a parking lot in Ethel.
The crash occurred after 3 p.m. near mile marker 74, according to the Washington State Patrol.
The Onalaska boys, who have not been identified because they are juveniles, were in a 1992 Chevrolet GMT-400 when they attempted to turn left onto U.S. Highway 12 from a parking lot to travel east. Their truck was then struck head on by a westbound 2018 Kenworth driven by a 50-year-old Chehalis woman, who was not injured in the crash,
The 17-year-old driver of the pickup truck was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center. His 16-year-old passenger was airlifted to Tacoma General Hospital.
The Washington State Patrol listed the cause of the crash as failure to yield. Drugs or alcohol did not play a factor, according to the state patrol.
