Quincy man injured in tractor-pickup collision

QUINCY — A Quincy man was airlifted to Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane after the tractor he was driving, allegedly without lights, was hit by a car about five miles south of Quincy early Thursday morning. 

Miguel Contreras, 34, was driving south on State Route 281 on a tractor at about 4 a.m. Thursday, allegedly without the lights on, according to a press release from the Washington State Patrol. Contreras was rear-ended by a pickup driven by Isael Solano, 45, Quincy, the WSP memo said.  

The impact knocked both vehicles into the ditch, it said. The collision closed SR 281 for about four hours. Solano was not injured.  

Charges of driving a vehicle without legal lighting are pending against Contreras, the WSP memo said.