RICHLAND -- A Richland man was injured in a two-car accident Saturday morning on Highway 240.
Randall L. Persinger, 51, was eastbound on Highway 240 heading to eastbound Interstate 182 about 10:55 a.m. when his 1996 Nissan Maxima went off the road, overcorrected and hit a 1996 Toyota 4Runner also going east, the Washington State Patrol reported.
The driver of the other vehicle, David M. Bock, 38, of West Richland, was not hurt, the patrol said.
Persinger was taken to Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland, where he was treated and released. The patrol said it believed alcohol or drugs were a factor in the accident and was investigating.
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A Pasco driver who struck another car from behind and caused it to roll Tuesday on Interstate 182 in Pasco was cited for driving under the influence and hit-and-run.
Dina K. Aguilar, 30, was driving westbound on the interstate about 5:15 p.m. in a 2009 Kia Spectra when she hit the back of a car driven by Yaroslav P. Sereda, 20, of Pasco, the Washington State Patrol reported.
Sereda's 2000 Mitsubishi Montero was pushed into the median where it rolled into the eastbound lanes of I-182. Aguilar then drove away from the scene of the accident, the patrol reported.
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Sandra Perez was driving westbound on 240 at 8:10 a.m. Sunday when her car drifted off the road. She reportedly overcorrected and rolled her 2003 Chevrolet Blazer before stopping in the westbound lanes.
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Martines Salomon, 18, was driving a four-door Kia at 2:37 a.m. north on Highway 221 three miles south of Prosser. Raul Guiterrez, 19, of Grandview, also was in the car.
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A'Lisa D. Andersen, 42, was driving west on Highway 240 when she failed to stop at a red light at Duportail Street about 4:50 a.m., according to Washington State Patrol.
The car Andersen was driving hit a pickup driven by Matthew D. Bartlett, 28, of Richland. He was driving south on Duportail Street, headed to eastbound Highway 240, WSP reported.
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Susana Davila Tejeda, 36, was headed west on the road when her 200 Chevrolet Blazer veered off the north side of the road and when she overcorrected the vehicle rolled, the Washington State Patrol reported.
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