LAPUSH — Two Forks residents were recovering Monday at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, three days after being injured in a head-on wreck.
Cheryl L. Holcomb, 56, was in serious condition in the intensive care unit at Harborview on Monday, a hospital spokeswoman said.
Nicole L. Realing, 39, had improved to satisfactory condition at the hospital and was no longer in the intensive care unit, the spokeswoman said.
State Patrol reported that at 8:09 a.m. Friday, Holcomb was driving a 2000 Kia Sportage westbound on LaPush Road near Milepost 12, and crossed the centerline, hitting an eastbound 1996 Ford Explorer driven by Realing.
The State Patrol said the Explorer rolled onto its passenger side and landed in a roadside ditch.
The Sportage rotated, coming to rest facing eastbound in the westbound lane.
Passers-by said one vehicle caught fire following the crash and was extinguished before police or fire crews arrived.
Holcomb and Realing were airlifted from the wreck and taken to Harborview, where both were placed in the intensive care unit.
The wreck is under investigation. Neither drugs nor alcohol were involved, according to the State Patrol.
The roadway was closed for 2½ hours while crews tended to the injured and removed the vehicles.
