Chehalis, WA : Three injured in a three-vehicle crash on SR 6 near Chehalis on Friday night, August 1, 2014

Three people were injured Friday night in a three-vehicle crash on state Route 6 about two miles west of Chehalis. According to a press memo from the Washington State Patrol: About 6:30 p.m., the driver of a 1991 Honda Accord slowed down on westbound SR 6 to turn left at Milepost 49. The driver of the car behind it, a 2011 Toyota Prius, also slowed down. However, the driver of a 1998 Ford Explorer didn’t and struck the Toyota, which hit the Honda. The driver of the Toyota, a 30-year-old Centralia woman, was taken to Providence Centralia Hospital. So was the driver of the Honda, an 18-year-old man from The Dalles, Oregon, and a 4-year-old girl who was a passenger in his car. Both vehicles were totaled. The driver of the Ford, a 21-year-old Chehalis man, was not injured. The State Patrol said inattention was the cause of the accident and that drugs and alcohol were not factors. The crash was under investigation. Source : 3 hospitalized in crash on SR 6 near Chehalis