Fatal crash caused I-5 traffic jam Monday
A collision that caused a mileslong backup on southbound Interstate 5 on Monday afternoon took the life of a 92-year-old woman who was a passenger in the pickup truck that crashed.
Roberta J. Walker of Vancouver, Washington, died when the 2006 Dodge Ram she was riding in left the roadway and hit the jersey barrier near milepost 105. The vehicle crossed all lanes and struck the jersey barrier on the left side, coming to a stop. The crash happened at 1:54 p.m. Traffic backups continued into the evening.
The driver, a 50-year-old Vancouver man, was injured but booked into Thurston County Jail on suspicion of vehicular homicide and driving under the influence, according to a report from the State Patrol.
Neither the driver nor the passenger were wearing seat belts, according to the State Patrol.
Jerre Redecker: 360-754-5422, @jredecker
This story was originally published November 10, 2015 at 10:12 AM with the headline "Fatal crash caused I-5 traffic jam Monday."