Neah Bay woman airlifted to Harborview after wreck

SAPPHO — A Neah Bay woman was listed in serious condition Wednesday afternoon at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after her vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree on U.S. Highway 101 east of Sappho.

A 2003 Mercury Mountaineer driven by Edna C. Pilatti, 18, of Neah Bay was eastbound on U.S. Highway 101 at about milepost 205 shortly after 6:20 a.m. Wednesday, according to a State Patrol collision memo.

The vehicle left the roadway, struck a highway sign, kept going and struck a tree, then came to rest on the eastbound shoulder facing the wrong way, it stated.

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Pilatti was not wearing a seatbelt and was arrested for DUI, according to the memo. The vehicle was destroyed.

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