By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
CHEHALIS – A wreck that injured a teenage boy on a motorcycle on state Route 6 late this afternoon is blamed on inattention.
Troopers called just before 5 p.m. to the scene near Curtis Hill Road found Michael A. Jasa, 17, from Winlock, ran into the back of a car that had stopped for traffic, according to the Washington State Patrol.
Jasa was wearing a helmet and was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital, according to the state patrol. The investigating trooper described his 1986 Honda MX4 as totaled.
The driver of the 2013 Nissan Rogue, Thomas J. Hornbeck, 36, from Curtis, was reportedly unhurt.
Jasa was to be cited a violation of the basic speed rule, according to the state patrol.
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