DISCOVERY BAY — A Sequim woman was killed and her husband injured Wednesday when their car and a semi-truck collided in a crash that blocked U.S. Highway 101 for more than four hours.
The collision caused the semi to spill about 150 gallons of diesel oil on the busy highway, but little of the fuel ran into the bay, authorities said.
State Patrol troopers said Doreen F. Sonnenfeld, 73, driver of a 2000 Subaru Legacy, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Her 78-year-old husband, Delbert J. Sonnenfeld, was extricated from the car and flown by helicopter to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
He was listed in satisfactory condition Wednesday afternoon, according to a hospital spokeswoman.
Troopers said the Sonnenfelds were traveling southbound on Highway 101 about 8 a.m. when the empty semi — driven by Michael J. Rutkowski, 33, of Lake Stevens and heading in the opposite direction — apparently crossed the centerline and struck the car.
The Subaru was pushed into an embankment along the highway shoulder, according to State Patrol investigators.