Moose collision sends two to hospital

STEPTOE—Two people were transported to Whitman Hospital and Medical Center Aug. 15 with facial lacerations after colliding with a moose in the Steptoe area.

According to the Washington State Patrol report, Larry and Sharron Templeton of Spokane were traveling in a 2002 Cadillac DeVille northbound on Highway 195 and hit the moose about 13 miles north of Colfax. The vehicle came to rest facing northbound in the southbound lane. The vehicle was towed by AK Towing and the moose carcass was unsalvagable.