Sedro-Woolley woman seriously hurt after motorcycle accident on U.S. 2

Published 7:49 pm Thursday, September 29, 2011

INDEX — A Sedro-Woolley woman, 50, was seriously hurt after a crash Thursday morning on U.S. 2 in the Index area.

About 10 a.m., the woman was attempting a U-turn from the highway’s shoulder when her motorcycle was struck by an eastbound Volkswagen Jetta, according to a Washington State Patrol memo.

The woman was thrown from the motorcycle. She was later taken to a Seattle hospital.

The Jetta driver, a Gold Bar man, 74, was not injured.

The crash remains under investigation. Further details weren’t available Thursday night.