Zace A. Lewis , 19, hospitalized after metal cylinder flew off truck and into his window near Leavenworth, Washington on State Route 97
Kirkland man hospitalized after car struck by metal cylinder near Levenworth
A 19-year-old Kirkland man was taken to a local hospital after a metal cylinder came off a flatbed truck and crashed through the windshield of his car in eastern Washington on Friday.
Kirkland teen suffers broken arm as metal debris smashes windshield near Leavenworth
The man was heading south on SR-97 about 13 miles outside of Leavenworth when a metal cylinder broke free from a flatbed truck hauling four hydraulic lift arms used for garbage trucks.
KIRKLAND MAN INJURED WHEN METAL CYLINDER BREAKS LOOSE FROM FLATBED TRUCK AND FLIES INTO HIS WINDSHIELD ON HIGHWAY 97
The WSP report says a white 2000 Chevrolet flatbed truck and a black 2007 Honda Civic were both southbound on State Route 97 when a metal cylinder broke loose from the flatbed and went airborne, smashing into the right front of the Honda and then through the driver side windshield hitting the Honda's steering wheel.
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