A head-on collision in Tumwater Wednesday evening shut down a portion of 54th Avenue Southwest for nearly two hours.
Around 7 p.m. Wednesday, a man was driving on 54th Avenue Southwest and talking on his cellphone when he let his Kia cross the center line and hit a Subaru carrying two passengers, according to Lt. Jennifer Kolb of the Tumwater Police Department.
The two passengers in the Subaru reported injuries and requested medical evaluation when Tumwater Police and Fire arrived on the scene, Kolb said. Medics evaluated everyone involved in the incident and determined no one needed to be transported to the hospital for treatment.
The Kia's and Subaru's front ends were both damaged and had to be towed away.
An ambulance, two fire trucks, a fire command vehicle and two police cruisers shut down the road for an hour, assessing the victims and suspect. Two tow trucks were used to clear the road.
The driver of the Kia was arrested, charged with reckless driving and driving with a suspended license, and taken to jail, Kolb said.
