Davis Law Group, P.S.

Two Men Injured after Totaling Truck on Highway 20

DESCRIPTION: Two men were injured after on Thursday after their pick-up truck skidded off Highway 20 because of a patch of ice. The truck was totalled after it flipped and landed on it's top. Both men were wearing seatbelts but were sent to Mid-Valley hospital suffering neck, back, and knee injuries.
TYPE OF ACCIDENT: One-car accident
CAUSE:  Speeding in unsafe conditions
DATE: October 21, 2010
TIME: ~10:45am
LOCATION: Highway 20, 20 miles west of Winthrop
NUMBER OF VEHICLES: 1
     CARS: 0
     TRUCKS: 1
     MOTORCYCLES: 0
     PEDESTRIANS: 0
NUMBER INJURED: 2
NUMBER DECEASED: 0
DRUGS OR ALCOHOL INVOLVED: 0
PERSONS INVOLVED: 2
VEHICLES INVOLVED: 1
INVESTIGATING AGENCY: Washington State Patrol
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE: Mid-Valley Hospital
LEGAL ANALYSIS:  State Patrol concluded that the pick-up was travelling too fast for the icy road conditions.