Makiah Voorhees of Longview Faces DUI Charges in State Route 4 Collision [Cowlitz County, WA]

Cowlitz County, WA (November 18, 2024) – 27-year-old Makiah Voorhees of Longview faces charges following a State Route 4 collision early Sunday morning.

It was before 5 a.m. when the single-car rollover crash happened at milepost 48.

Responding officers located an upside-down car blocking the roadway and one person was ejected from it.

Troopers said all six occupants of the car were transported to a hospital with two of them in critical condition.

The five passengers included a 17-year-old girl, a 20 and 22-year-old woman, and a 19 and 20-year-old man. All of them are from Longview.

Makiah Voorhees was charged with vehicular assault, DUI, and reckless endangerment.

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