One person was injured Friday evening in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of State Route 510 and Mullen Road Southeast in Thurston County, Washington. The collision happened at about 5:57 p.m. on Sept. 11, 2026, when a Honda Civic turning from eastbound SR 510 onto Mullen Road Southeast was struck by a westbound Ford Escape. A passenger in the Honda was taken to a hospital in Olympia for treatment. The roadway was blocked for roughly 47 minutes while crews cleared the scene.
According to Nisqually Valley News, the Honda Civic was driven by 22-year-old Amos Volasco of Rainier, who reportedly failed to yield while turning and was struck by a Ford Escape driven by 30-year-old Robert Balz of Yelm. The Washington State Patrol identified the injured passenger as 19-year-old Malakhi A. Tuiloma of Davenport, Iowa, who was transported to Providence St. Peter Hospital. Three passengers in the Ford, including a 6-year-old and a 14-year-old, were not injured. Troopers said drugs or alcohol were not a factor in the crash, and Volasco was cited for failure to yield.