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Summary
A deer jumped out onto Highway 522, and a Jeep swerved to miss it, only to collide with an oncoming Ford; 79-year-old woman killed and seven others injured.
Story Published: Nov 13, 2005 at 7:09 AM PST
Story Updated: Aug 31, 2006 at 1:07 AM PST
The crash happened on Highway 522 around 7 o'clock Saturday evening.
The State Patrol says a Jeep Cherokee was heading west when a deer darted out onto the road. The driver swerved to avoid the animal, but slammed into an oncoming Ford and killing a 79-year-old woman inside the Ford.
Investigators say there was nothing either driver could do to avoid the collision.
"Something jumps out in front of you, you react to it pretty quickly," said Trooper Keith Leary. "Had that deer not jumped out in front of them, we would have never had this collision."
Seven people in all were hospitalized, including two who were airlifted to Harborview in critical condition.
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