Woman rolls car after cigarette drops in lap

GEORGE - A woman rolled her vehicle several times on Interstate 90 after she reportedly became distracted when her cigarette fell into her lap while she was driving on Saturday morning.

Angela M. Collins, 35, Careywood, Idaho, was heading westbound on Interstate 90, near George, when she dropped her cigarette into her lap and lost control of the 2005 Dodge Neon she was driving, according to Washington State Patrol.

Collins allegedly swerved to the right and rolled the car several times before coming to a rest on the road on it's wheels, according to state patrol.

She was transported to Samaritan Hospital for reported head, neck and internal injuries.

The Dodge Neon was totaled.

Washington State Patrol determined that the cause was the driver driving with wheels off the roadway and suggested charging her with the same violation.

Collins was wearing a seat belt.

- Staff report