RENTON, Wash. - Three people were ejected when their van went off the road and down an embankment early Tuesday morning. Two of the victims suffered serious injuries.
The single vehicle accident occurred just before 12:30 a.m. in the 17000 block of Renton-Issaquah Road SE (State Route 900).
According to the Washington State Patrol, the 2003 Ford Econoline van left the roadway and went into a ditch and then struck an embankment..
"I think he just drifted off the roadway and basically rode this whole ditch out here for quite a few feet and then struck that embankment," said Sergeant Chris Clark of the State Patrol.
The driver and two passengers, all male, were thrown from the van.
The Patrol says only the driver, a 23-year-old from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, was wearing a seatbelt at the time. He suffered the least of the injuries and was taken to Valley Medical Center. His two passengers, a 21-year-old, also from Coeur d'Alene, and a 29-year-old from Santa Cruz, California, were taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Both were in serious condition.
Troopers believe alcohol is to blame for the crash. At last word, the driver was to be treated and released from the hospital. He will be under police custody.
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