Pickup strikes moose on 27

Robin R. Woltering of Palouse sustained minor injuries Thursday when the pickup truck in which she was riding struck a moose on Highway 27 a mile north of Pullman.

According to report by Washington State Patrol Trooper Bruce Blood, Angela K. Griner, Palouse, was driving a 2010 Ram pickup truck northbound on Highway 27 at 8:05 p.m. when the moose ran onto the roadway. Griner swerved in an unsuccessful attempt to avoid the moose.

The moose was injured in the collision and had to be dispatched.