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Melissa Vander Waal, 22, of Sumas was driving south at about 7 a.m. when her 2000 Ford Focus swerved into the northbound lane. Coral Bernal, 25, of Bellingham, was headed north and saw the Ford move into her lane. Bernal turned her 1998 Toyota Corolla into the southbound lane to avoid the Ford, but Vander Waal turned back into her lane at the same time and the cars collided head-on, according to WSP.
Things to do immediately after a serious accident
A pickup driver from Acme was arrested Friday morning, Sept. 14, after he crossed the center line while reading a text message and crashed into a Honda Civic, seriously injuring the other driver, according to Washington State Patrol.What to do immediately after a serious accident
A man convicted of participating in a street race wreck that killed another man will spend a year in prison. Thomas Appleton received a 10-year sentence Wednesday in Albemarle Circuit Court. Judge Cheryl Higgins then suspended nine years of the sentence. Appleton also will lose his driver's license for a year. Higgins says he must then petition the court for the license's reinstatement. Prosecutors say Appleton and 18-year-old Samuel Taylor were racing on Sept. 5, 2012, when their vehicles collided. Taylor's car ran off the road, hit a stump, went airborne and crashed into a tree.