CHENEY, Wash. – One person was taken to the hospital by a helicopter after a car crash on eastbound I-90 between Tyler and Medical Lake.

Washington state Patrol said that the man was driving west on I-90 when he drove through the median across eastbound traffic, crashed through a sign on the side of the road and hit a tree, causing his car to catch air and crash.

Evidence indicates that the man may have fallen asleep at the wheel, they said.

They also said that emergency services had to rescue the driver from inside the car before bring him to the Life Flight helicopter..

There were no closures caused by the crash.

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