WHATCOM COUNTY, Wash. — First responders were dispatched to the 5100 block of Guide Meridian (SR539) about 10:50am on Thursday, January 4th, due to reports of an injury crash with subjects trapped in a vehicle.
Initial reports were of a single vehicle off the roadway with significant damage.
The PulsePoint EMS dispatch log service reported at least 1 patient had been transported from the crash site by ambulance.
The southbound lanes of Guide Meridian were closed with traffic being diverted through the center 2-way turn lane. All lanes reopened about 11:20am.
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Washington State Patrol Trooper Kelsey Harding told Whatcom News that they had received reports of the vehicle, a red 2015 Kia Optima with dealer plates, having trouble staying in its lane while traveling northbound on Guide Meridian. The vehicle then crossed all southbound lanes, went into a ditch and launched out of the ditch coming to a stop off the roadway.
Harding confirmed the driver was transported to PeaceHealth St Josph Medical Center. She did not have information regarding the extent of their injuries.
The driver, once released from medical care, faces a charge of suspicion of driving under the influence according to Harding.
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