Rollover in Bellevue lands woman in critical condition

Emergency crews work on an SUV that overturned near a ditch on the 16200 block of SE Phantom Way Sunday afternoon. The driver, a 29-year-old woman, was critically injured and partially ejected from the vehicle. - Courtesy of Helen Gray
Courtesy of Helen Gray
Emergency crews work on an SUV that overturned near a ditch on the 16200 block of SE Phantom Way Sunday afternoon. The driver, a 29-year-old woman, was critically injured and partially ejected from the vehicle.

By JOSHUA ADAM HICKS
Bellevue Reporter Former Staff Writer
July 13, 2010 · 6:20 PM

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A woman was critically injured Sunday afternoon when her SUV rolled in a ditch near Lake Hills Park and partially ejected her from the vehicle.

A resident called 911 around 2:20 p.m. to report an accident on the 16200 block of SE Phantom Way.

Police found a woman partially thrown through the driver's-side window of a 1999 Chevy Tracker. She was pinned by the vehicle.

The victim, identified as a 29-year-old female, was listed in critical condition at Harborview Medical Center on Tuesday afternoon.

There were no passengers in the car.

Investigators are still trying to determine the cause of the accident.

Portions of SE Phantom Way were closed down for over four hours while police analyzed the scene.

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