CLE ELUM — A 55-year-old Cle Elum woman was treated at Kittitas Valley Community Hospital for minor injuries after hitting a deer Monday night six miles east of here on State Route 970.

Cecelia Badda was released from the hospital after treatment for facial cuts and glass in her eyes. The 2006 Ford Mustang she was driving hit a deer just after 8 p.m., according to a Washington State Patrol news release.

She was wearing a seatbelt, according to the release. The crash caused an estimated $5,000 damage to the car.

— Pat Muir