Washington: State Patrol reports Karen Newcomer jailed for DUI on Mother’s Day after crash

WASHINGTON STATE PATROL

DATE: 20150509 TIME: 2108 INV UNIT: 531 – TROOPER A. GRUSZEWSKI
LOCATION:S101 MP295.6 – IN QUILCENE
COUNTY:JEFFERSON COLLISION REPORT NUMBER:SECTOR CASE FILE:15-009614
NBR VEH: 02 CARS: 02 TRUCKS: 00 MOTORCYCLES: 00 PEDESTRIANS: 00
NBR INJ: 03 DECEASED: 00 DRUGS OR ALCOHOL INVOLVED: YES
———————————-PERSON(S) INVOLVED———————-——
NAME: NEWCOMER, KAREN A AGE: 61 YEARS SEX:FEMALE MC ENDORSEMENT: N/A
CITY: FOX ISLAND DRIVER VEH 01 BELT/HELMET: YES-RESTRAINT USED
INJ/DISP: INJURED – TRANSPORTED BY AID TO JEFFERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL
VEH1: BEIGE 2007 JEEP COMPASS SUV
DAMAGE/DISP: TOTALED – IMPOUNDED BY NORTHWEST TOWING
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NAME: WHEELER, MAX G AGE: 29 YEARS SEX:MALE MC ENDORSEMENT: N/A
CITY: OLYMPIA DRIVER VEH 02 BELT/HELMET: YES-RESTRAINT USED
INJ/DISP: INJURED – TREATED AND RELEASED AT SCENE
VEH2: WHITE 1998 DODGE RAM 2500 PICKUP
DAMAGE/DISP: TOTALED – IMPOUNDED BY NORTHWEST TOWING
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NAME: WHITFIELD, STEPHANIE A AGE: 29 YEARS SEX:FEMALE MC ENDORSEMENT: N/A
CITY: GIG HARBOR PASSENGER VEH 02 BELT/HELMET: YES-RESTRAINT USED
INJ/DISP: INJURED – TREATED AND RELEASED AT SCENE
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————————————-DESCRIPTION——————————–
VEHICLE ONE WAS NORTHBOUND SR101. VEHICLE TWO WAS SOUTHBOUND SR101. AT MP295.6

VEHICLE ONE CROSSED THE CENTER LINE. VEHICLE ONE SIDESWIPED VEHICLE TWO, WHICH WAS PARTIALLY ON THE GRASSY SHOULDER IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID THE COLLISION.

THE ROADWAY WAS FULLY BLOCKED FOR 45 MINUTES AND TRAFFIC ALTERNATED FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS AND 15 MINUTES. DRIVER ONE WAS LATER BOOKED INTO JEFFERSON COUNTY JAIL.
—————————————CAUSE—————-——————–
DRIVER ONE – OVER CENTER LINE
————————————–CHARGES———————————–
DRIVER ONE – DUI / OVER CENTER LINE
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