Edgewood man suspected of vehicular assault after four hurt in Lewis County head-on crash
Four people were injured in a head-on crash on two-lane Highway 12 in Lewis County after a truck trying to pass another vehicle struck a jeep, authorities said, and an Edgewood man is suspected of vehicular assault.
The incident occurred shortly after 2 p.m. on Friday, near the unincorporated community of Cora, according to the Washington State Patrol.
Gregory Harrington, 62, of Edgewood, was driving a Ford F-150 truck headed eastbound when he attempted to pass a vehicle and collided head on with a Jeep Cherokee traveling westbound, totaling both vehicles, the WSP said.
Harrington and the jeep’s three occupants — 18-, 19- and 20-year-old men from Chehalis — were all taken to area hospitals for treatment of unspecified injuries, according to the WSP.
Harrington is suspected of vehicular assault for unsafe passing and drugs or alcohol were suspected factors in the crash, the WSP said. All four men involved were wearing seat belts.
This story was originally published November 5, 2022 at 9:47 AM.
