7:00 A.M. UPDATE — A Gig Harbor woman is facing felony hit-and-run charges in connection to a series of crashes Monday night that injured one person.
Washington State Patrol says 33-year-old Jessica Potasiewicz was driving northbound on SR-395 when she hit the first vehicle, injuring one person.
Potasiewicz then drove away from that scene at a high speed.
She hit another vehicle just south of Halfmoon and another just south of Wild Rose. No one was injured in those crashes.
Potasiewicz then drove away again. She eventually hit a stop sign and power pole, causing her to stop just north of Wild Rose.
Potasiewicz was taken to the hospital for injuries.
According to WSP, she is facing felony hit-and-run charges, and drugs or alcohol are involved.
SR-395 was closed for several hours Monday night into Tuesday morning following these crashes.
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SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. — Washington State Patrol closed SR-395 south of Deer Park due to a crash on Monday night.
Around 8:30 p.m. on March 31, WSP responded to a multi-vehicle crash on SR-395 near milepost 174, about 10 miles north of Spokane.
WSP is investigating the crash as a hit-and-run.
As of 8:45 p.m., SR-395 is closed near milepost 174 for the investigation and to remove a downed powerline.
This is a developing story.
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