Two injured in rollover accident
Published 1:03 pm Saturday, October 4, 2014
TONASKET – Two north county residents were injured when a tire blew on their pickup truck and caused the vehicle to rollover about four miles south of Tonasket on SR97.
On Wednesday, Sept. 24 around 6: 30 p.m. the truck, driven by Thomas J. Silverthorn, 19, Tonasket, was heading northbound when the tire blew out and the vehicle lost control. The truck hit the guardrail, rolled over and landed at the bottom of an embankment, according to the report filed by Washington State Patrol Trooper Lovell.
Silverthorn and his passenger, Tyler J. Armstrong, 21, Oroville, were both wearing seat belts at the time. They were also transported by ambulance to North Valley Hospital in Tonasket for treatment of their injuries, according to Lovell.
Lovell listed the cause of the accident as defective equipment. No charges are being filed.
About Gary DeVon
Gary DeVon is the managing editor of the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune and celebrated his 25th year at the newspaper in August 2012. He graduated from Gonzaga University with a degree in Communications - Print Journalism, with an emphasis in photojournalism. He is a proud alumnus of Oroville High School. His family first settled in Okanogan County in the late 1800s. His parents are Judy DeVon and the late Larry DeVon and he has two younger brothers - Dante and Michael. Many family members still call Oroville home. He has a grown daughter, Segornae Douglas and a young granddaughter, Erin.
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