UPDATE — Mother and child in serious condition in Seattle after head-on collision east of Sequim

Published 12:01 am Sunday, October 12, 2014

SEQUIM — A mother and her child were in serious condition at Harborview Medical Center on Sunday morning after a GMC C10 pickup collided head-on with a Toyota Prius C sedan on U.S. Highway 101 about 3 miles east of Sequim on Saturday.

Two children and two adults in all were injured in the crash, the State Patrol said.

The pickup’s driver, Ronald J. Wilcox, 59, of Port Angeles, was under the influence of drugs or alcohol, the State Patrol said.

Wilcox, who was not injured in the crash, was booked into the Clallam County jail for investigation of vehicular assault.

Cori J. Wilcox, 14, a passenger in the 2007 pickup, and the 2013 Prius’ driver, Logan Aisling, 45, and his two passengers, Mindy Aisling, 35, and Noah Carlson, 11, were taken by ambulance to Olympic Medical Center in Port Angeles.

Cori J. Wilcox and Logan Aisling had been treated and released from Olympic Medical Center as of Sunday morning, according to a hospital spokeswoman.

Mindy Aisling and Noah Carlson were listed in serious condition at the Seattle hospital Sunday morning after being airlifted there Saturday, according to a Harborview spokeswoman.

Mindy Aisling is an advertising sales representative for Peninsula Daily News and owner of Amita Life Coaching in Port Angeles.

Her husband, Logan, is a chemistry teacher at Port Angeles High School and an Outward Bound fitness instructor. Noah is their son.

The State Patrol said Wilcox was westbound when he swerved over the center line to avoid stopped traffic waiting to turn left onto Louella Road, colliding with Aisling’s Prius in the eastbound lane.

Highway 101 was closed for 2 hours and 20 minutes by the 1:20 p.m. crash, the State Patrol said.

Both drivers and their passengers were wearing seat belts, the State Patrol said. Both vehicles were destroyed.