Car strikes parked truck on Interstate 90


Yakima Herald-Republic

EASTON, Wash. — A 23-year-old woman was treated for chest pain at Kittitas Valley Community Hospital in Ellensburg after crashing her car into a parked semi on Interstate 90, the Washington State Patrol reported.

The crash was reported about 6:30 p.m. Sunday outside of Easton.                          

Troopers said the injured driver, Eun A. Kim of Kent, Wash., was westbound in a Toyota Camry when she lost control, spun out and the trailer of a semi that was parked in the chain-up area on the shoulder.

No other injuries were reported.

Troopers blamed the crash on speed and said they expected to give Kim a ticket.

She was wearing a seat belt, and intoxicants were not suspected, authorities said.

— Mark Morey



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