Two People Flown to Seattle Hospital from Three Vehicle Late Night Crash on I-90 in Ellensburg

Four people have injuries, with two of them flown to Harborview Hospital in Seattle, after a multi-car crash on I-90 late Thursday night in Ellensburg.

An eastbound 2015 Mercedes S Class car driven by 37-year-old Christopher Armstrong of Hermanville rear-ended a 2014 Honda CRV driven by 58-year-old Ronald Christy of Bothell, which left Armstrong's car blocking both eastbound lanes, while Christy's SUV veered 150 feet off the roadway.

Then, a 2012 Toyota Camry driven by driven by 38-year-old Ryan Johannessen of Ridgefield with 32-year-old passenger Lina Orozco Monslave of Yakima hit Armstrong's car.

Orozco Monslave and Christy were taken by helicopter to Harborview Hospital in Seattle with injuries, while Armstrong and Johannessen were driven to hospitals with injuries.

The cause of the crash in being investigated. The conditions of the people involved is not known. The crash took place just before 10:115 pm Thursday.