Pair of I-90 accidents near Medical Lake keeps Washington State Patrol busy

Washington State Patrol troopers responded to a pair of accidents on Interstate 90 near Medical Lake last Saturday.

At approximately 2:41 a.m., troopers responded to a single-vehicle accident near milepost 265 about five miles south of Medical Lake. According to the State Patrol collision memo, a 2012 Freightliner semi-truck driven by Tilek Sarbashov, 28, was eastbound on I-90 when he lost control of the vehicle in icy conditions, struck the guardrail and then jackknifed in the roadway.

Sarbashov was not injured. The patrol is pursuing charges of negligent driving.

Later in the morning at appr...