SPOKANE VALLEY, WA : 1 with life-threatening injuries after major crash involving garbage truck in Spokane valley on Tuesday, 13th June 2023
Spokane Valley, Washington
One person is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries after a major crash in Spokane Valley.
According to the Spokane County Sheriff's Office, an adult male driving a Ford Taurus was travelling on westbound Upriver Drive. SCSO says the man was driving recklessly and attempted to pass other vehicles on the shoulder. The driver hit a guardrail causing him to cut into eastbound traffic.
A garbage truck traveling eastbound swerved in an attempt to avoid the collision. SCSO says the truck continued off the road, over a retaining wall, and into the Pasadena Park Elementary School parking lot, leaving multiple vehicles damaged.
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