NEAR LIBERTY LAKE, Wash. -- A stretch of cable barriers along Interstate 90 near Liberty Lake is still intact despite a high speed wreck Monday night. The Washington State Patrol says a driver was going upwards of 100 m.p.h. when she lost control, rolled her car, and plowed into the cable barrier. Police say the barrier probably saved lives.
It has been in place for about ten years. They were controversial at first, especially on the west side of the state where they didn't always stop cars from crossing the median. But in the case of Monday night's wreck, police say the barrier worked just as it should.
Poles and concrete are scattered in the median on I-90 where Jessica Derosie, 20, wrecked her car. But the cables are still in place. In all, about 18 posts were hit. 12 came off the cables along with the concrete base.
"The little poles and some of the concrete bases came out. That's ok, that's how it's supposed to work," said Washington State Department of Transportation official Al Gilson.
Crews were out Tuesday starting to fix the barrier. Department of Transportation crews should have it fixed sometime this week.
