EVERSON, Wash. — Two Whatcom County women were injured in a suspected DUI crash near Everson early Sunday.

The State Patrol reports 35-year-old Denise L. Brooks of Everson was driving near the intersection of Emerson and Massey Roads at about 1:20 a.m. when she lost control and hit a tree.

Both she and her passenger, a 32-year-old woman from Maple Falls, were injured and taken to St. Joseph Medical Center.

Troopers say drugs or alcohol were involved.