By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
Two people were injured yesterday when a motorcycle wrecked on Interstate 5 near Vader.
Aid and troopers called about 4:50 p.m. to the scene just north of the Gee Cee’s interchange found the passenger tossed up against the center barrier and the driver in the middle of the northbound lanes.
Traffic in both directions was shut down while a helicopter landed on the freeway to transport 40-year-old Jodi L. Miracle of Port Orchard to PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver, according to responders. She sustained head and neck injuries, according to the Washington State Patrol.
The driver, Donald M. Marshall, 47, also from Port Orchard, was taken to Providence Centralia Hospital, according to the state patrol. He was treated for lung and shoulder injuries and transferred to an unspecified hospital.
The state patrol said weather conditions caused the driver to lose control of the motorcycle.
His 2007 Yamaha XVS13 came to rest under the barrier on the right shoulder, according to the investigating trooper.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter