By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
A couple from Yakima County were airlifted after their motorcycle collided with a van this afternoon on U.S. Highway 12 in Ethel.
Aid and troopers were called about 3:25 p.m. to the intersection at Leonard Road found the Harley Davidson upside down in the ditch as well as its riders, according to responders.
Randy Gomez, 51, had a broken leg; Irene Gomez, 50, had two broken legs, according to the Washington State Patrol.
Lewis County Fire District 8 Chief Duran McDaniel said they called for LifeFlight because they were open fractures.
The Gomezs, from Moxee, were headed west when an eastbound van made a left turn in front of them, according to the state patrol.
The driver of the Mercury Villager, Beverly Overbay, 70, from Mossyrock, was reportedly uninjured.
Both vehicles were described as totaled.
Randy Gomez was flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle; Irene Gomez was flown to PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver, Wash., the state patrol reported.