GRANGER, Wash. -- A cell phone distracted a Mabton woman driving east on State Route 22 Friday night, causing her vehicle to veer off the road in a rollover and sending her to Toppenish Community Hospital, according to Washington State Patrol.

Rita Valdez, 19, was distracted by her cell phone and lost control of the car about four miles southwest of Granger. The 1997 Chevrolet Blazer she was driving was destroyed.

Hospital officials said Valdez was not admitted to the hospital as a patient and couldn’t immediately elaborate on her injuries.

Valdez was wearing a seat belt. Police said neither drugs nor alcohol were a factor in the accident.

— Leah Beth Ward