Seattle man cited in wreck that injured Port Angeles woman

The State Patrol cited a Seattle man for allegedly running a red light after a two-car coll­ision that injured a 75-year-old Port Angeles woman earlier this month.

Bonita J. Wilson, 75, suffered a broken back and broken pelvis in the Sept. 6 wreck at U.S. Highway 101 and South Brooks Avenue, said her daughter-in-law, Traci Wilson, on Friday.

She underwent two surgeries at Harborview Medical Center and was preparing at noon Friday to be transferred later that afternoon to the Sequim Health and Rehabilitation Center, her daughter-in-law said.

Traci Wilson said she didn’t know how long her mother-in-law would be at the Sequim center but said, “It’ll be a while,” and thanked all those who have called and asked about her for “their care and concern.”

The wreck occurred at about 7 a.m., Traci Wilson said.

Circumstances of wreck

Bonita Wilson’s 2003 Ford Focus was struck on the driver’s side by a 2002 Nissan Xterra driven by Grant L. Crilly, 27, of Seattle, said Trooper Krista Hedstrom, State Patrol spokeswoman.

Crilly was not hurt, she said.

The State Patrol cited him for running a red light, she said.

Hedstrom gave this account of the wreck:

Wilson had stopped at a red light on South Brooks Avenue and, when the light changed, she began a left turn onto Highway 101.

She was struck by ­Crilly’s car, which was traveling east on Highway 101.

“He ran the red light and hit her,” Hedstrom said.

Firefighters extricated Bonita Wilson from the car using the Jaws of Life.

She was taken to Olympic Medical Center for X-rays, where the extent of her injuries were discovered, and she was transferred to Harborview.

The State Patrol did not issue a memo to the media at the time because the extent of Wilson’s injuries were unknown then.

Hedstrom later provided a report on the circumstances of the wreck after a request for the report was made.

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