In a Washington State Patrol report Saturday evening they say that One person was airlifted to OHSU Portland and 4 others including juveniles were taken to Ocean Beach Hospital after what WSP says a driver of a grey 2000 GMC Yukon had been driving in the surf at a high rate and started to fishtail and rolled the vehicle. 

The driver, a 46-year-old man from Vancouver, WA was the one that had to be airlifted for his injuries.  The report says that the Yukon at a high rate of speed in the surf and fishtailed and circled. the vehicle apparently rolled three times and came to rest on its tires. The driver was not wearing a seatbelt.

In the vehicle with the driver was a 36-year-old woman, and 3 children ages 8, 6, and 2. All of the passengers were wearing their seat belts. They were all transported to Ocean Beach Hospital in Illwaco.

No charges have been submitted at this time pending the completion of the investigation. 

A Coast Guard Station Quillayute River boatcrew rescued three men Saturday afternoon from a sinking vessel five miles off the coast of La Push, Wash.

At 2:40 p.m., watchstanders at Coast Guard Puget Sound Command Center received an emergency request for assistance on VHF-FM radio channel-16 from a man reporting their 48-foot vessel was taking on water and beginning to sink.

The Washington State Patrol says in a report that an Oregon Woman (former Taholah resident) was struck by a hit-and-run driver Wednesday night on State Route 109 around 1018pm. 

The 39-year-old woman with a Cornelius Oregon address was walking on the southbound shoulder on State Route 109 at milepost 30.5 near Lake Drive Moclips when she was struck by an unknown passenger car (according to radio traffic possibly a red passenger car).  The woman was thrown into the ditch in the southbound lane.  The vehicle continued south on SR 109 and is still at large according to to the press release. 

The victim was taken to Community Hospital and then airlifted to Tacoma General for her injuries. 

 

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