BREMERTON – A water bottle that rolled underneath a motorist’s brake pedal was blamed for a two-vehicle crash about one mile south of Bremerton on State Route 3 Jan. 25.

According to the Washington State Patrol, a 52-year-old Port Orchard woman was driving her 1993 Lexus LS400 sedan north on SR3. Behind her was a 44-year-old Union woman who was driving a 2005 Volkswagen Jetta.

The Port Orchard woman stopped for traffic but the Union woman was unable to stop and crashed into her.

The Port Orchard woman was injured and was taken to Harrison Medical Center. Both motorists were wearing seat belts.

The Volkswagen was driven from the scene and the Lexus was towed away.

The WSP stated the cause of the crash was that the Union woman was operating an unsafe vehicle. There were no charges.