SEQUIM — One person has been injured and another taken into custody for investigation of driving under the influence following a wreck on U.S. Highway 101, according to the State Patrol.
At 8:06 p.m. Saturday, Noah Sky Schroeder, 39, of Sequim was driving a green 1991 Honda Accord southbound on Gilbert Road, a State Patrol report said.
Tina L. Lewis, 43, of Port Angeles was driving a black 2009 Chevrolet Silverado pickup west U.S. Highway 101 approaching Gilbert Road.
Schroeder attempted to make a left turn onto eastbound Highway 101 and failed to yield to the Chevrolet.
The Chevrolet collided with the Honda.
The State Patrol report said Schroeder fled the scene and was later apprehended and taken into custody.
Lewis was injured and transported to Olympic Medical Center, where she was treated and released, according to a hospital spokeswoman.
The roadway was partially blocked for three hours with traffic getting by on the shoulder.
The State Patrol report said Schroeder caused the wreck by failing to yield the right of way.
Schroeder was booked into Clallam County jail for investigation of felony hit and run resulting in injuries, vehicular assault and driving under the influence of alcohol. He was listed on the jail’s roster Sunday.
