Warden Man Injured In Three-Vehicle Accident Near Moses Lake

A Warden man has injuries after a three-vehicle accident in Grant County late Friday afternoon.

The Washington State Patrol says it happened at around 5:20 p.m. on State Route 17 about nine miles south of Moses Lake when a sedan driven by 17-year-old Gideon E. Tuller rear-ended another sedan driven by 72-year-old Serafin Corona, who was injured and transported to Samaritan Hospital in Moses Lake.

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The impact of the collision also forced Corona's vehicle to strike the rear end of station wagon driven by 60-year-old Silvino S. Hernandez, who along with Tuller and four other passengers involved in the accident was uninjured.

One passenger in Hernandez's vehicle, 58-year-old Angela Hernandez-Espinoza, was transported to Samaritan Hospital as a precautionary measure.

Troopers say Tuller was cited for causing the chain-reaction collision by following too closely when the other two vehicles involved has slowed to yield to an emergency vehicle.

A State Patrol report indicates impairment was not a factor in the accident, which slowed traffic on the highway for about an hour.