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One person hospitalized after four-vehicle I-5 crash

By Andy Matarrese, Columbian environment and transportation reporter
Published: December 23, 2016, 9:00pm

A four-vehicle crash that started with a rear-ender on Interstate 5 north of Ridgefield sent one person to the hospital Friday night.

According to the Washington State Patrol, Lili Jiang, 21, of Houghton, Mich., was driving south near Ridgefield when she couldn’t stop in time for traffic ahead.

Her Jeep crashed into a newer Volkswagen Beetle, which in turn was pushed into a Mazda sedan, which went into  a Dodge Dakota pickup, the state patrol said.

The driver of the Volkswagen — Ashley V. Wallace, 19, of Woodland — was taken to Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center for her injuries.

A 6-year-old boy riding in the Mazda was hurt as well, but he was not hospitalized.

Jiang was unhurt, as were the drivers in the Mazda and the pickup.

The state patrol said she was cited for following too closely.

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