PORT HADLOCK — A driver who swerved to avoid a bear was uninjured when the minivan she was driving struck a tree and rolled on Anderson Lake Road.
The 22-year-old Port Hadlock woman, whose name was being withheld, was traveling westbound at about 6:30 a.m. Sunday when the Kia Sedona left the south side of the roadway and struck a tree, East Jefferson Fire-Rescue spokesman Bill Beezley said.
The minivan made a complete roll and came to rest on its wheels, Beezley said.
The woman was evaluated by East Jefferson Fire-Rescue emergency medical services personnel before being released.
Drugs are alcohol were not suspected as being factors in the wreck, Beezley said.
There were no passengers in the vehicle.
One lane of Anderson Lake Road was closed for about a half hour.
