Mistaken approach pickup driver causes crash that lands semi truck driver within the hospital, troopers say
A pickup driver touring the fallacious approach on a Washington interstate triggered a “severe harm” crash on Sunday.
The crash occurred round 5:30 a.m. on October 16 in Benton County, Washington.
Pickup driver Roberto Ramirez, 37, was driving east within the westbound lanes of I-82 at mile marker 105 when he collided with a semi truck driver by Emil Karimov, 53, leading to what Washington State Trooper C. Thorson known as a “severe harm collision.”
Each Ramirez and Karimov had been transported to a close-by hospital for remedy.
Native information retailers report that prices are pending towards Ramirez.
Police are nonetheless investigating the crash.
Visitors alert in Benton County: WSP is on scene of a pickup truck vs. semi truck, severe harm collision on I-82 close to Dallas Street, milepost 105. The inflicting car was touring fallacious approach previous to the crash. Westbound lanes are utterly blocked. pic.twitter.com/Qzo2eyqeIo
— Trooper C. Thorson (@wspd3pio) October 16, 2022
