Young Oak Harbor accident victim needs surgery

A 6-year-old Oak Harbor girl seriously injured in an accident last month is returning to the hospital this week for surgery.

A 6-year-old Oak Harbor girl seriously injured in an accident last month is returning to the hospital this week for surgery.

Maria Webb said her daughter, Lilly-June, must undergo facial reconstructive surgery because of injuries resulting from the Nov. 22 accident.

Her doctor advised that Lilly-June may have to have additional surgeries in the future, depending on how her bones grow, Webb said.

“She is doing well,” Lilly-June’s mother said. “She’s back to basically her old self, though she’s not looking forward to the surgery.”

Lilly-June is a student at Crescent Harbor Elementary School.

Maria Webb said that several details in the Washington State Patrol report on the accident were incorrect. Trooper Mark Francis, the public affair officer, acknowledged that the memo contained inaccuracies about which vehicle the Webbs were driving and Maria Webb’s condition.

The two-car collision occurred on Havekost Road near Anacortes at 10:34 a.m., according to the State Patrol.

Diana Berge, 65, of Anacortes, was driving a 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander. Dale Webb, 29, of Oak Harbor, was driving in a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado pickup.

Berge crossed the centerline into the oncoming lane. Webb swerved into the oncoming lane to avoid a collision, but then Berge swerved back into her lane and the vehicles collided, according to the State Patrol report.

Dale, Maria and Lilly-June Webb were all injured.

Lilly-June Webb sustained serious injuries and was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center.

Berge was not injured.

The State Patrol reports that the cause of the accident was inattention and that Berge was cited for negligent driving.