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LAKEWOOD, Wash. -- Rocks dropped from a railroad trestle onto Interstate 5 smashed into more than a dozen cars and injured one person in Lakewood overnight, troopers told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.

Based on information from some of the victims, police checked out the railroad track and arrested a 23-year-old man and an 18-year-old woman.

"I never expected it to happen here, but I was scared. I've never been so scared in my life," said Gwendolyn Harris, whose car was hit.

The rocks -- dropped from a trestle north of Bridgeport and south of Highway 512 -- damaged 14 vehicles, including a State Patrol car and a cab.

"They didn't give us a good reason after they were Mirandized as to why they were throwing rocks, but they both confessed to throwing rocks from the overpass," said Sgt. Erick Thomas of the Washington State Patrol.

Police said it is lucky that the rocks didn't kill anyone, given the height of the railroad bridge and the speed of the cars below on Interstate 5.

Troopers said possible charges include second-degree assault and malicious mischief, both felonies.