Three people were injured in a two-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 12 in the Grays Harbor County town of Porter on Sunday, according to the Washington State Patrol.
Franklin G. Cole, 62, of Oakville, was driving east on the highway at Porter Creek Road at about 4 p.m. in a 2006 Hyundai. A 1997 Honda Civic driven by Patrick J. Siegel, 23, of Shelton, was traveling west. Cole attempted to make a left turn onto Porter Creek Road and was struck by Siegel’s vehicle.
Cole, who is accused of causing the crash by failing to yield the right of way, was injured and transported to Summit Pacific Medical Center in Elma. Siegel was also injured and transported to Summit Pacific Medical Center. Taylor L. Sell, a 25-year-old Elma woman who was traveling with Siegel, was injured and transported to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, according to the state patrol.
Seat belts were worn by everyone involved in the crash.
Drugs or alcohol are not believed to be a factor in the crash, according to the state patrol.
