Following an accident Wednesday night at Branch Road and U.S. Highway 97, a report stated that a woman is in a Seattle hospital and a man is in the Yakima County jail for investigation of vehicular assault. According to a patrol accident memorandum issued late Wednesday, the Washington State Patrol said drugs or alcohol were a factor in the Washington auto accident.
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The 31 year old Yakima woman was transported to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle following the 6:50 p.m. crash. The hospital reported her to be in intensive care in serious condition. The man in custody is 36 years old, and from Yakima. A passenger who was riding with the male driver was not injured.
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