Horse and rider struck by car in Ocean Shores

A 46-year-old Copalis woman was injured when she was thrown from a horse after being struck by a car on State Route 115 at Damon Road in Ocean Shores on Tuesday morning, according to a State Patrol report.

The woman was southbound on State Route 115 near Damon Road when a 2002 Subaru Legacy driven by a 31-year-old Ocean Shores man struck the horse and rider around 7:30 a.m. The woman was thrown from the horse and taken to Grays Harbor Community Hospital with undisclosed injuries. The Ocean Shores driver was not injured, according to the report.

The horse was injured and taken to Brady Veterinary Hospital in Elma. The condition of the horse was not immediately available.

The Ocean Shores driver said the sun was in his eyes and he was not able to see the horse and rider. The cause of the accident is under investigation.

Serious injury collision on State Route 109

The Hoquiam Police Department and Washington State Patrol responded to a serious injury collision on Paulson Road in west Hoquiam on Tuesday evening. According to a Hoquiam Police statement, the initial investigation shows a red Honda Civic was traveling south on Paulson Road from State Route 109 “while accelerating rapidly. The Honda left the roadway to the west, onto the gravel for over 100 feet prior to colliding with a Nissan truck which was parked on the west shoulder of Paulson Road.”

The male driver of the Honda was transported to Grays Harbor Community Hospital “with severe head injuries,” according to the police report. A woman in the Nissan truck was shaken but not seriously injured.

The report said the State Patrol was responding to a report of the same red Honda “being driven recklessly southbound on State Route 109 just minutes prior to the collision.” A witness said the Honda was driving into oncoming traffic. The State Patrol went to the hospital to further investigate any contributing factors in the wreck. Paulson Road was closed for several hours for the investigation.