SHINE — A Sequim woman and a Port Townsend woman were hospitalized after a Wednesday afternoon crash on state Highway 104.
Carol Jean Hagar, 61, of Sequim was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, while Gabriele Babik, 48, of Port Townsend was taken to Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton.
The conditions of both were unknown early Wednesday evening. Hagar was still in the emergency room, a Harborview spokeswoman said, while Harrison Medical Center did not provide information about Babik.
The State Patrol said Hagar would be cited for speeding.
The State Patrol gave this account:
Babik’s 1996 Volvo was stopped on westbound Highway 104 at Shine Road about 15 miles south of Port Townsend at 2:21 p.m. when it was struck from behind by the 2006 Ford driven by Hagar.
Traffic on all lanes was blocked for more than an hour until the scene was cleared at 3:30 p.m.
Both drivers were wearing safety belts, and neither tested positive for intoxicants, the State Patrol said.
Both vehicles were destroyed, the State Patrol said.