Snoqualmie Valley residents injured in head-on collision

October 31, 2011

Two Snoqualmie Valley residents were injured early Sunday morning, Oct. 24, when their cars collided head-on on Interstate 90 near Exit 34.

North Bend resident Shelby Smith was driving the wrong direction on I-90, heading westbound in the eastbound lanes in her Nissan XTerra, when she changed lanes and hit a car head-on.

Smith did not have a seat belt on and sustained serious injuries. She was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, where she remains in critical condition, according to Trooper Julie Startup, a Washington State Patrol spokeswoman.

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