Car rolls in early-morning accident on Vashon Highway
By NATALIE JOHNSON
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber Reporter
August 10, 2012 · Updated 3:05 PM
A man was transported to the hospital early Friday morning after rolling his car on Vashon Highway.
The man was driving north on Vashon Highway at about 1 a.m., when he swerved to avoid hitting a deer near the intersection of S.W. 140th Street, said Josh Munger, a captain at Vashon Island Fire & Rescue who responded to the incident. The car, a black sedan, landed upside down in the bushes on the opposite shoulder.
Emergency responders transported the man via ferry to Harborview Medical Center. Munger was unable to disclose the man's injuries, but said he believed he would recover.
"The car looks bad, but he should do just fine,” he said.
Munger said it's not uncommon for deer to run into the highway at night. He said it appeared the man had been speeding when he swerved for the deer and noted that the car landed not far from a telephone poll.
“He was pretty lucky. … He should be all right,” Munger said.
Contact Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber Reporter Natalie Johnson at njohnson@vashonbeachcomber.com or 206-463-9195.
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