By Caleb Hutton
A woman suffered minor injuries after running a red light and striking two cars Thursday afternoon, Dec. 6, on Guide Meridian, according to the Washington State Patrol.
The 24-year-old woman was driving a Toyota Echo south on the Guide when she didn’t stop for a red light at 12:05 p.m. in the intersection at West Laurel Road, said Trooper Mark Francis.
She hit an westbound Ford pickup, flinging the Toyota into a westbound Nissan Pathfinder that was about to turn left (north), Francis said.
The woman was taken to the hospital by ambulance as a precaution. The drivers of the Ford and the Nissan — a 33-year-old Ferndale man and a 73-year-old Everson man, respectively — didn’t need to go to the hospital. Nobody else was involved.
Francis didn’t have the woman’s name offhand, but expected she would be cited. She’s from Whatcom County. Drugs and alcohol did not appear to be a factor. Troopers aren’t sure why she ran the light.
Traffic was blocked for about an hour.
Here’s the news stream from the @bhamcrime Twitter account.
T-bone crash at Guide Meridian and W Laurel. No word yet on injuries, but EMTs and @wastatepatrol troopers are on their way. #Bellingham
— Bellingham Crime (@bhamcrime) December 6, 2012
And now dispatchers say people are possibly trapped in the Guide Meridian crash. #Bellingham
— Bellingham Crime (@bhamcrime) December 6, 2012
Firefighter at Guide crash: “Appears to be a three-car (crash). Moderate damage to two vehicles, and major damage to one vehicle.”
— Bellingham Crime (@bhamcrime) December 6, 2012
At Guide crash, driver’s side damage to a Nissan Pathfinder. A Toyota Echo has a front wheel that won’t roll.
— Bellingham Crime (@bhamcrime) December 6, 2012
Two people have significant but not life-threatening injuries in Guide crash. #Bellingham
— Bellingham Crime (@bhamcrime) December 6, 2012
As of 5 minutes ago, crash at Guide & Laurel is no longer blocking, trooper says. Driver ran red light. She was the only one hurt.
— Bellingham Crime (@bhamcrime) December 6, 2012
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