Early Sunday accident sends Oak Harbor woman to intensive care

A 22-year-old Oak Harbor woman is in intensive care in Seattle today for injuries she sustained in a car accident early yesterday morning, the state police reported.

A 22-year-old Oak Harbor woman is in intensive care in Seattle today for injuries she sustained in a car accident early yesterday morning, the state police reported.

According to a Washington State Patrol news release, Kathryn Simpson was driving southbound on Highway 20 just after 4 a.m. Sunday, April 17, when she failed to negotiate a curve in the road between Zylstra and Madrona Way. Her vehicle, a 2000 Ford Taurus, rolled over several times and came to rest on its wheels in a field.

Simpson was transported to Whidbey General Hospital where she was then airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. A spokeswoman for the hospital said Monday morning that Simpson was in “serious condition and in intensive care.”

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The state patrol news release cited that Simpson is suspected of driving too fast and while under the influence.