Early morning crash on northbound I-5 in Pierce County clogs traffic all the way to Tumwater
Final update: All lanes of northbound I-5 at Mounts Road near DuPont reopened to traffic about 2 p.m. Wednesday, WSDOT officials said, almost nine hours after the original crash.
Third update: The damaged trailer was hauled away about 1:20 p.m; however, the right northbound lane remains closed for site cleanup.
Second update: WSDOT officials said about 12:10 p.m. that they were still waiting on a low-boy trailer to remove the semi-truck trailer that rolled over. The northbound right lane is still closed.
Update: Two lanes of northbound I-5 at Mounts Road reopened to traffic about 11 a.m., according to WSDOT. The right lane remains closed to remove the damaged truck.
A crash between a car and semi-truck on northbound I-5 slowed traffic for hours Wednesday morning, according to Washington State Patrol and the state Department of Transportation.
The crash was first reported after 5 a.m. in the area of Mounts Road, near DuPont, and was still being cleared about 9 a.m., WSDOT officials said.
About 5:15 a.m., troopers were dispatched to the wreck in which the semi-truck appeared to have rear-ended the car. The truck’s cab and trailer rolled over as a result of the collision, Trooper John Dattilo said.
The 24-year-woman driving the car was injured and taken to an area hospital where she is in critical condition, he said. The 57-year-old woman driving the truck also was injured and hospitalized. Her condition was not immediately known.
The wreck reduced traffic to one lane and the backup extended from the Mounts Road area to Tumwater.
This story was originally published July 19, 2023 at 9:25 AM.
