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News brief: Three hurt in Rochester head-on collision

By Sharyn  L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

A 20-year-old driver was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after a head on crash on U.S. Highway 12 in Rochester yesterday afternoon.

Troopers called about 4:45 p.m. to the scene near Pecan Street said both cars were totaled and a third vehicle driven by a Chehalis woman was damaged from debris from the wreck.

Kory J. Hardcastle, 20, of Tumwater was westbound when his Honda Civic crossed over the centerline striking an eastbound Toyota Avalon, according to the Washington State Patrol.

Hardcastle was taken by helicopter to the Seattle hospital, according to the state patrol.

The occupants of the Toyota, William C. Meyers, 77, and Carol M. Meyers, 74, both of Olympia, were transported to Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia, the state patrol reported.

Debris from the wreck struck a nearby pickup and trailer causing about $1,000 damage, according to the investigating trooper.

Its occupants, Kristin Lusk, 27, Jannette M. Largen, 60, and Michael A. Largen, 66, were reportedly uninjured.

The state patrol blamed the crash on inattention.