Washington State Police report that a man was killed on I-5 after slamming into the back of a DOT truck that was entering a construction zone. The man, who officials say had been drinking, was rushed to the hospital with broken ribs and a head injury.

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Andrew Kim Law Firm, PLLC | Washington Legal News

Drunk Driver Hits Washington DOT Truck In I-5 Construction Zone


Posted on Oct 05, 2009

A drunk driver from Longview, Washington, mistakenly followed a Washington DOT truck into a construction zone on Wednesday night and struck the back of the government truck when it slowed down to place cones in the roadway. The WA car accident took place near Chehalis, Washington.

Washington State Police say that 42-year-old Walter Radcliff II was under the influence of alcohol when he entered the closed lane of Interstate 5 in Washington just before midnight on Wednesday, possibly because he was following a Washington Department of Transportation vehicle ahead of him. When the truck slowed down to fix some construction site orange cones, Radcliff failed to slow down and slammed into the back of the DOT truck.

Radcliff was rushed to the hospital by emergency workers and the man suffered from several broken ribs as well as a head injury. The DOT worker, 43-year-old Irene M. Lindberg, of Glenoma, WA, suffered minor injuries. Radcliff was taken to Providence Medical Center for treatment. The two passengers traveling in the DOT vehicle were uninjured in the WA car accident.

Radcliff was charged with driving under the influence and will also probably face future charges as the Washington car accident investigation continues. The crash temporarily closed all northbound I-5 lanes and traffic was diverted over the Main Street-Exit 77 interchange while police and clean-up crews took care of the accident.

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