Pickup truck was suspended in power lines, WA State Patrol says. See photo
A Jefferson County woman, driving north on U.S. Highway 101 on Jan. 1, became suspended in power lines, the Washington State Patrol announced Friday.
About 8:40 p.m., the 45-year-old driver, who was hauling a trailer, encountered power lines on the road north of Lilliwaup in Mason County.
Here’s what troopers say happened: the vehicle struck the downed power lines and “continued driving up the power lines,” a State Patrol memo reads.
The vehicle, which was identified as a 2008 Dodge Dakota, then became suspended over the road in those power lines.
The woman was not injured, according to State Patrol.
The road was fully blocked for about seven hours, troopers say.
Rolf Boone
The Olympian