Four Injured In Vehicular Assualt

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6/3/2010
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Four Injured In Vehicular Assualt

Date: June 2010
Location: Quilcene, Washington; Highway 101
Type: Car Accidents, Truck Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents

A one-car accident that took place Sunday, May 30th on U.S. Highway 101 near Quilcene was
supposedly the result of speeding.
The collision took out about 50 feet of guardrail on the highway and sent the four passengers in the vehicle to hospitals.

The driver of the vehicle, 21-year-old Darleen Vasenda of Port Hadlock, Washington, was treated at the scene for minor facial injuries and was later released.

The incident report claimed that another vehicle of family and friends was traveling with the car that wrecked, and web postings to this story online dispute the State Patrol report. District 8 public information officer claimed that the information gathered by the troopers and detectives was accurate.

Hedstrom said that the case is being handled as vehicular assault and Vasenda could be facing charges in the near future.

Vasenda was driving her 1995 Tercel northbound on U.S. Highway 101 when she lost control of her vehicle on a right curve at milepost 297. The car then rotated clockwise and crossed the centerline into oncoming traffic. The rear of the vehicle was struck and took out about 50 feet of southbound guardrail before coming to a stop.

One of the passengers, Summer Peacock, 12, of Port Hadlock, suffered back, hand a knee injuries and was transported by aid car to Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton. A 13-year-old passenger, Maya-Anne McLaughlin of Port Hadlock, had facial lacerations and a broken arm was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center.

A third passenger, 20-year-old Joseph Rogers of Port Townsend, was airlifted to Harborview after suffering chest injuries and a collapsed lung.

According to the report, Peacock, McLaughlin and Rogers were not wearing their seatbelts. Vasenda and Baker were wearing their seatbelts during the time of the crash. The fourth passenger, 24-year-old Ryan Baker of Sequim, was transported to Harrison with rib fractures and a lacerated spleen.

According to the Washington State Police report, no drugs or alcohol were involved in the accident.

Category: Car Accidents