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DATE: 20190313 TIME: 0825 INV UNIT: 947 – J BARRETT
LOCATION:E90 MP245 – 25 MILES EAST OF RITZVILLE
COUNTY:ADAMS COLLISION REPORT NUMBER:SECTOR CASE FILE:0698
NBR VEH: 03 CARS: 01 TRUCKS: 02 MOTORCYCLES: 00 PEDESTRIANS: 00
NBR INJ: 01 DECEASED: 00 DRUGS OR ALCOHOL INVOLVED: NO
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NAME: STEIK, BRYON AGE: 35 YEARS SEX:MALE MC ENDORSEMENT: N/A
CITY: EVERETT DRIVER VEH 01 BELT/HELMET: NO
INJ/DISP: INJURED – TRANSPORTED BY LIFEFLIGHT TO SACRED HEART MEDICAL CENTER
VEH1: 2001 KENWORTH SEMI
DAMAGE/DISP: TOTALLED – IMPOUNDED TO PETES TOWING
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NAME: WHITNEY, STEVE AGE: 59 YEARS SEX:MALE MC ENDORSEMENT: N/A
CITY: CONCRETE DRIVER VEH 02 BELT/HELMET: YES-RESTRAINT USED
INJ/DISP: NOT INJURED
VEH2: BLUE 2015 KENWORTH SEMI
DAMAGE/DISP: DAMAGED – IMPOUNDED TO KELLOGGS TOWING
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NAME: HENDRICKSON, RANDY AGE: 68 YEARS SEX:MALE MC ENDORSEMENT: N/A
CITY: EPHRATA DRIVER VEH 03 BELT/HELMET: YES-RESTRAINT USED
INJ/DISP: NOT INJURED
VEH3: 2016 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER
DAMAGE/DISP: DAMAGED – DRIVEN FROM SCENE
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VEHICLE ONE WAS TRAVELING EASTBOUND I90 AT MILEPOST 245 IN THE LEFT LANE. VEHICLE ONE LEFT THE ROADWAY IMPACTING THE ROCK EMBANKMENT IN THE CENTER MEDIAN. VEHICLE ONE RE-ENTERED THE ROADWAY COMING TO REST FACING WESTBOUND IN THE EASTBOUND LEFT LANE. VEHICLES TWO AND THREE WERE TRAVELING EASTBOUND IN THE LEFT LANE. VEHICLE TWO IMPACTED VEHICLE ONE. VEHICLE THREE THEN IMPACTED VEHICLE TWO.
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SPEED TOO FAST FOR CONDITIONS
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NEGLIGENCE 2ND
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