Stevens County , WA : Three people injured after Crash along Route 25 on Tuesday evening ,June 16th 2015

Three people were injured Tuesday evening in Stevens County when one driver failed to yield for another, the Washington State Patrol said.

The driver of one of the vehicles, Raul Olmos, 49, of Colville, likely will be charged with vehicular assault, the WSP said.

Olmos was headed west on a dirt road around 5:30 p.m. in a Toyota Tercel when he turned onto state Route 25 about a mile south of Marcus, Wasington. He collided with a northbound Honda CRV driven by Rhonda Yankus of Marcus.

Olmos and his passenger, Stephen Mullins, 55, of Colville, were taken to Mt. Carmel Hospital.

WSP said neither man was wearing a seat belt, and the driver likely was under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

Yankus, 50, was also injured but was not taken to the hospital, the WSP said. She was wearing a seat belt.

The road was blocked in both directions for about four hours.


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In brief: Driver in Route 25 crash