OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Three people were taken to Olympic Medical Center after two pickups collided Saturday evening when one crossed over the center line on U.S. Highway 101 at Lake Crescent about four miles west of Barnes Point.
Olympic National Park spokeswoman Barb Maynes did not know the names of the people in the wreck or the extent of their injuries Saturday night.
A man driving a full-size pickup east on Highway 101 crossed into the westbound lane and struck a Ford Ranger driven by a Forks woman at about 6:40 p.m., Maynes said.
All three were taken by ambulance to Olympic Medical Center for evaluation, she said.
The Ranger also carried the woman’s teenage son, who was able to get out of the vehicle on his own, Maynes said.
The woman was extricated from the Ranger, Maynes added.
Both lanes of the highway were blocked after the wreck, Maynes said.
Westbound traffic was being diverted from Highway 101 to state Highway 112 at Laird’s Corner on Saturday night, said a dispatcher with the State Patrol, which was assisting the park, along with Clallam County Sheriff’s Office and Clallam County Fire District No. 2.
Maynes said that officers will investigate if drugs or alcohol were a factor in the crash.
