TRAFFIC ALERTS: I-5, West Seattle Bridge crashes

10:57 AM: Even before the wind kicks up, it’s a challenging day on the roads. One lane is blocked on the westbound West Seattle Bridge. And if you are trying to use either direction of I-5 just south of the bridge, a multiple-truck incident is still causing trouble:

Thanks to the texter who sent that photo of part of the scene. A State Patrol spokesperson explains, “Semi traveling NB I-5 lost control, went through the barrier. One trailer on its side in the NB lanes and the can and other trailer rolled into the SB lanes. Light pole down in SB lanes minor injuries to driver.”

1:45 PM: The I-5 situation still isn’t fully cleared. Update from WSDOT just now: “Just the HOV lane is blocked in each direction of I-5 just south of the West Seattle Bridge. Still a lengthy backup to Capitol Hill in the southbound direction.” State Patrol, meantime, says, “According to investigators, it appears that the driver fell asleep.”

Lola April 6, 2019 (11:00 am)

I work at Western Trailer Repair have them give us a call, I am sure we can squeeze them in next week.

dhg April 6, 2019 (5:41 pm)

The days of professional truck drivers is long gone. Now the jobs are taken by the elderly. They are pushed to their physical limits because regulation in America is bad.

Pelicans April 6, 2019 (7:04 pm)

Before denigrating a whole class of people, can you present some facts to back up your claim? Does being “elderly” mean that a person is incapable of being a good driver? And please give some proof that US DOT regulation of the trucking industry is “bad.”
Fiz April 6, 2019 (8:55 pm)

Please define “elderly”, I’m confused.t

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