Accident in Ocean Shores Saturday evening

By Tom Scanlon
Posted Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009 at 9:36 AM

from the Ocean Shores Police Dept:

The Ocean Shores Police Department is investigating a collision that sent two Ocean Shores men to the hospital and split their car in half. At approximately 6:45pm on Saturday, January 3, a 1993 Lexus was driving in the 100 block of Pt. Brown Ave SW when it crossed over the center line and ran off the roadway. The vehicle then collided with van parked in a driveway in front of a residence. The impact from the collision split and car in half and caused it to flip several times before coming to rest. Both men were ejected from the car. The 43 year old driver was taken to Grays Harbor Community Hospital and treated for injuries. The 38 year old passenger was also transported to Grays Harbor Community Hospital and later transferred to Haborview Medical Center. The extent of the injuries are not known at this time. Excessive speed and alcohol appear to have contributed to the collision. The accident is still under investigation.

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One Response to “Accident in Ocean Shores Saturday evening”

Maybe it is time for some REAL enforcement of our DUI and speed limits in town. We have a policy of not giving tickets because it will impact tourism. Dead tourist do not spend money either. We need to really consider the fact that many cities have 25 MPH speed limits EVERYWHERE and none of our roads are like the 101 through Aberdeen or Hoquiam which have a speed there of 30 MPH on that two lane roadway going in each direction. We need our city management and council to realize this and drop speeds across the board. We also need a 4 way stop at Ocean Lake and Point Brown to both slow people down and get a break in the long speedway it currently represents. Visibility there is limited. The maximum speed for trucks on any street should be 25 also. We are a growing city with children, wildlife and elderly residents. We need ot consider that we have no sidewalks and poor visibility many times. How many people need to die, be injured or wildlife killed before we have some common sense? “

Written by: Randy Peck on Monday, Jan. 5, 2009 at 3:57 PM

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