Washington State Patrol says that a fleeing driver ran a stop sign in Montesano while trying to elude police Thursday evening, T-boning one vehicle and crashing into a 3rd, a parked unoccupied vehicle. 

According to radio traffic, several complaints had been made on the offending driver about his driving, erratic lane travel and high speeds.  Troopers were authorized to pursue the vehicle starting in McCleary.  As the vehicle approached Montesano, it took the exit at high speeds and through town.  

According to WSP the fleeing vehicle a 2000 Honda CRV ran a stop sign at Spruce and 3rd St. colliding with a 2002 Toyota Sequoia driven by a 68-year-old Seattle man.  The CRV then struck a parked vehicle unoccupied, a silver 2001 Honda CRV. 

The Seattle driver of the Sequioa was transported to Community Hospital for his injuries. 

The fleeing suspect, Cougan Wright a 32-year-old Shelton man was transported to Community Hospital for his injuries. 

Radio traffic indicated that the fleeing vehicle was stolen out of Port Orchard. And Wright is being charged with Eluding and Vehicular Assault. The report also goes to state that the driver was DUI. 

Washington State Patrol says that a 36-year-old Seattle man sustained serious injuries after a collision while riding his motorcycle at a high-speed rate on Saturday afternoon on State Route 107 4 miles south of Montesano. 

The incident occurred at 1:00 pm on State Route 12 near the Brady scales when a red and black motorcycle had been reported westbound State Route 12 near Montesano at a high rate of speed.  The motorcycle had passed a county deputy at speeds over 100 MPH.  He was then observed by multiple other officers going at speeds at least 130 MPH and took the State Route 107 exit traveling south towards US 101. 

No law enforcement agencies attempted to pursue the motorcycle (current laws do not allow officers to do so). 

At 1:04 PM a motorcycle collision was reported on southbound State Route 107 near milepost 4. Law enforcement officers confirmed the motorcycle and rider involved in the collision was the same as reported and observed on state route 12. 

The rider was transported to Summit Pacific in Elma, where fire crews had already requested Airlift to Tacoma General for his injuries.  

The cause of the collision was determined to have been caused by excessive speed, and he is being charged with eluding and reckless driving.