There were multiple injuries in a two-vehicle crash yesterday afternoon just off I-5 in Kelso.

The Washington State Patrol says 22-year-old Gwendolyn Jimenez of Longview was driving a Nissan SUV northbound on I-5 around 2:09 p.m. when she took Exit 39.

She reportedly fell asleep, causing her to hit a 2021 Ford Bronco driven by 39-year-old Michelle Bowden of Salem, which was stopped at the light for Allen Street.

Bowden and her two passengers, 70-year-old Paula Donadio-Bowden and 70-year-old Pamela Quinn Bowden, were all taken by ambulance to St. John Medical Center.

Jimenez was cited for second-degree negligent driving. Everyone involved had been wearing a seatbelt, and drugs or alcohol were not factors in the crash.