Single car collision sends one to hospital

MOSES LAKE — A Monday evening collision temporarily shut down the on-ramp to the freeway at Exit 179 in Moses Lake and sent one passenger to the hospital.

According to information from Washington State Patrol spokesperson Jeremy Weber, a car was traveling eastbound on Interstate 90 Monday evening and entered the off-ramp at Exit 179 to connect to state Route 17.

Weber said the driver failed to negotiate the curve and drove straight through an open space between the off-ramp and the nearby on-ramp, which brought the vehicle to rest facing the wrong direction on the on-ramp to I-90. There were no other vehicles involved in the collision.

There were four people in the vehicle at the time, according to Weber. One 17-year-old passenger was not wearing a seatbelt and was transported to a nearby hospital for precautionary measures.

Weber said no alcohol was involved but a citation for driving too fast for conditions is pending against the driver.

Rebecca Pettingill may be reached at rpettingill@columbiabasinherald.com.