Two wrecks on Highway 112 injure two drivers

One near Joyce followed by another near Sekiu

Two wrecks on state Highway 112 injured two drivers Saturday.

The first crash on the highway took place near Camp Hayden Road near Joyce at 2:47 p.m. when two vehicles collided as one was making a turn, according to the State Patrol.

Michelle A. Parkin, 43, of Neah Bay was eastbound on the highway approaching Camp Hayden Road in a 2018 Toyota Highlander SUV.

Sawndra R. Smith, 24, of Port Angeles was westbound in a 1985 Pontiac Firebird making a left turn into a private driveway.

According to the State Patrol, Smith failed to yield for Parkin, and Smith struck Parkin’s vehicle’s right front end.

Parkin was injured and transported by ambulance for treatment. Information on Parkin’s condition was not immediately available Sunday. Smith was uninjured.

The State Patrol said Smith will be cited for failure to yield.

Seat belts were worn by both drivers and State Patrol said drugs or alcohol were not involved. Both vehicles were towed from the scene.

Sekiu wreck

The second wreck took place at 7:23 p.m. at milepost 15 on the highway near Sekiu.

According to the State Patrol, Brandon M. Field, 24, of Port Angeles was driving a 2019 Yamaha YZ250 motorcycle west when the motorcycle left the roadway to the right and struck an unoccupied 2017 Chevrolet Cruze sedan, ejecting Field off the motorcycle.

State Patrol said Field was injured and taken by private vehicle for treatment. Information on his condition was not immediately available Sunday.

He did not have a motorcycle endorsement and was not wearing a helmet, according to State Patrol.

State Patrol said the cause of the wreck and any possible charges are under investigation, and that drugs or alcohol were not involved.

The motorcycle was driven from the scene while the car’s owner arranged a tow for that vehicle.

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