Reportedly, Eilers was outside his car speaking to the driver of another car, when a 21-year-old driver heading westbound lost control and hit him. The car then hit another vehicle after striking the trooper
Kittitas County, Wash. – 26-year-old Elijah Eilers was hit and injured by a vehicle on Interstate 90 in Kittitas County Monday afternoon.
According to a press memo, the wreck happened on January 15 on Interstate 90 near milepost 57.
Reportedly, Eilers was outside his car speaking to the driver of another car, when a 21-year-old driver heading westbound lost control and hit him. The car then hit another vehicle after striking the trooper.
Eilers was transported to a hospital with injuries for treatment.
Additional information about the wreck was not provided.
An investigation is underway.
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