SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. — Two people were hospitalized in a DUI crash south of Medical Lake on Friday.
According to Washington State Patrol, 38-year-old Jessica J. Melancon from McDonough, Georgia, was driving east on the Interstate 90 off-ramp to West Salnave Road around 11:30 a.m. Friday.
Melancon drove through the stop sign and hit the driver’s side of a Jeep. The Jeep crashed into a light pole, rolled and came to a rest in the ditch.
Melancon and the driver of the Jeep were taken to the hospital to be treated for their injuries.
WSP said drugs or alcohol were involved in this crash. Charges are currently pending against Melancon.
The crash is still under investigation.
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