Accident near Washtucna sends one to hospital

A two-vehicle collision occurred Monday, July 16 on SR 26 and Gray Road, eight miles east of Washtucna. David Turrubiates, a 31-year-old from Tucson, Ariz., was driving eastbound when his 2010 Ford F150 was struck from behind.

Roberta Johnson, a 28-year-old Spokane resident, was the driver of the second vehicle and the collision sent her car into the guardrail before it came to rest on Gray Road.

Washington State Patrol troopers Matt Fehler and Dean Burt responded to the scene with Adams County Fire department. Medstar was unable to launch due to weather, and Colfax dispatched an advanced life...