Topeka,KS : Semi driver who caused I-5 crash was asleep at the wheel on December, Friday 1st 2017

Authorities said the driver of a semitrailer was asleep at the wheel early Thursday when he crossed the Interstate 5 median into the opposing lanes and was struck by a southbound double-trailer.

“The causing driver fell asleep,” Washington State Patrol Trooper Heather Axtman said Friday.

Thursday’s wreck at southbound I-5 near Nulle Road injured one person and snarled the morning commute with a backup that stretched 2 1/2 miles.

Richard J. Brush, 62, of Vancouver, Washington, was rushed by ambulance to St. Joseph hospital, and taken later Thursday by ambulance to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, where he was in serious condition Friday. He remained in the hospital’s intensive care unit, said Harborview spokeswoman Susan Gregg.

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Semi driver who caused I-5 crash was asleep at the wheel