Overnight crash on southbound I-5 in Olympia stalls traffic for hours Tuesday morning
Southbound Interstate 5 commuters were delayed early Tuesday morning after two semitrailers crashed on the freeway near Eastside Street in Olympia, according to the Washington state Department of Transportation.
The collision, which was reported about 3:25 a.m. Tuesday, blocked two lanes.
Traffic was unaffected at that hour, but as more commuters got up to go to work, the backup grew. By 6 a.m., the traffic backup was about two miles.
The wreck was cleared about 6:30 a.m., according to the state Department of Transportation.
This story was originally published October 30, 2018 at 9:58 AM.