SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. — Troopers report a 15-year-old driver was behind the wheel of a car that crashed into another vehicle while driving the wrong way on SR 2, about seven miles north of Spokane.
The 15-year-old female was driving a Toyota Camry northbound in the southbound lanes of SR 2 near Norwood Road around 8 p.m. Sunday night, according to Washington State Patrol. The driver hit a Nissan Sentra that was driving southbound head-on, causing that vehicle to roll over. The Sentra came to rest on its top in the median.
The 15-year-old driver was not hurt. However, a 13-year-old male passenger was taken to Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane for treatment.
WSP told KREM 2 on Monday the 13-year-old has a possible broken arm and leg, while the 15-year-old passenger has very minor injuries.
WSP has not released the name of the 15-year-old driver because she is a juvenile. Troopers report the crash is still under investigation.
The 20-year-old driver of the second car was also taken to Sacred Heart Medical Center, along with a one-month-old baby girl who was also in the car. Both the driver and the infant were transported as a precaution but neither were seriously injured.
Everyone involved in the crash was wearing a seatbelt and the infant was in a car seat.
Detectives are investigating the crash and are currently looking for witnesses to help determine the cause of the crash. Drugs and alcohol are not suspected.
SR 2 was closed for several hours on Sunday night while troopers investigated the crash. It reopened at 11:30 p.m.
This is a developing story and KREM 2 News will share more details as they are available.
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