Teenager faces possible charges after two-vehicle crash on state Route 7 near Morton 

A 17-year-old Eatonville boy is facing possible reckless driving charges after he allegedly caused a two-vehicle crash on state Route 7 near Morton on Sunday.

A 20-year-old Eatonville man who was a passenger in the 17-year-old’s vehicle was transported to Arbor Health Morton Hospital for treatment of injuries sustained in the crash. No other injuries were reported.

The 17-year-old was reportedly driving a black 2023 Chevrolet Malibu southbound on state Route 7 when he “began to pass multiple vehicles at a high rate (of speed) in the oncoming lane and in a no passing zone,” according to the Washington State Patrol. The Chevrolet eventually struck a 2011 Ford F-350 driven by a 70-year-old Morton man in the southbound lane and crashed into a guardrail before coming to rest partially in the southbound lane. The Ford came to rest on the right shoulder.

The crash was reported at 2:55 p.m. on May 12, according to the Washington State Patrol, which has determined that no drugs or alcohol were involved and that the causes of the crash were passing in a no passing zone and driving at speeds too fast for conditions.