Elizabeth Duarte Nunez, 3 Others Injured in DUI Crash on Highway 97 [Okanogan, WA]

Elizabeth Duarte Nunez Injured, Melanie Adams Arrested in DUI Crash on Highway 97

 
Okanogan, WA (August 14, 2020) – On Sunday, 19-year-old Elizabeth Duarte Nunez and three other people were hospitalized after a DUI crash on highway 97.
 
The incident happened just before 2 a.m. on August 9, south of Okanogan.
 
WSP said the 47-year-old Melanie Adams from Malott was driving north at milepost 282 when her vehicle crossed the centerline. Suddenly, it collided with a southbound car driven by the 19-year-old Elizabeth Duarte Nunez of Bridgeport.
 
The rescuers took Duarte Nunez and two unidentified passengers to Mid-Valley Hospital. While they airlifted the unidentified juvenile passenger to Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane. The patrol said the juvenile possibly suffers a serious head injury.
 
The hospital said the juvenile was doing well and scheduled to be discharged as of 10:22 Monday morning.
 
Meanwhile, authorities arrested Adams on suspicion of DUI. He was booked into the Okanogan County Jail.
 
On the other hand, the authorities cited Duarte Nunez for driving with a suspended license.
 
Authorities blocked all lanes of the highway for about an hour.
 
Moreover, practice safe driving habits on the road at all times… even when it is empty, even when there is no police officer around to make sure you make a full and complete stop.

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