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Kelso, Wa- Firefighters from Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue responded to a rollover motor vehicle accident Sunday morning at 01:17 near the intersection of Norwood Dr. and Old Pacific Hwy. The sixteen year old female driver explained that she had fallen asleep at the wheel, lost control of the car, and wrecked off the road. She was extricated from the passenger car by firefighters and was taken to Peace Health St. John’s Medical Center, by a Cowlitz 2 medic unit, for lower back pain and other minor injuries. Cowlitz County Sheriff deputies also responded to the call. The patient’s grandmother was notified by authorities of the incident. No other injuries were reported.