WAPATO, Wash.-Two cars were involved in a crash on State Route 97 on Wednesday afternoon.
A 58-year-old man was driving southbound on the highway and hit a truck turning onto SR 97. The first driver drove past the traffic signal and connected with a construction truck pulling a trailer.
The driver was injured and taken to the Multicare Yakima Memorial Hospital. Washington State Patrol has charged him with driving under the influence and failure to obey the traffic signal.
