PORT ANGELES — A cross-traffic one-car wreck resulted in minor injuries to a young woman Sunday morning on U.S. Highway 101 at Barr Road.
The State Patrol did not identify the 18-year-old male driver of the wrecked Volvo sedan, nor his teenage passenger.
The girl received minor injuries and was taken to Olympic Medical Center as a precaution, according
to the State Patrol
dispatch center.
The wreck happened at about 9 a.m. when a vehicle eastbound on Highway 101 slowed to turn left onto North Barr Road, and the Volvo’s driver could not stop in time, according to witness Jim Harch of Port Angeles, a motorcyclist who was immediately behind the Volvo.
“He slammed on his brakes. I could hear the noise of it over my motorcycle,” Harch said.
“He couldn’t stop in time, so he swerved right and went into the ditch.”
Harch said the Volvo then went up and over a berm, but the car that turned onto Barr Road kept on going.
“The sun could have been a factor” in the accident, Harch said, noting that it was shining directly in his eyes, making it difficult to see.
Reporter Arwyn Rice can be reached at 360-452-2345, ext. 5070, or at arwyn.rice@peninsuladailynews.com.
