DOUGLAS COUNTY, Wash. — A man totaled his semi-truck after falling asleep at the wheel on Tuesday afternoon in Douglas County, according to Washington State Patrol.
Around 12 p.m. on September 16, WSP responded to a crash on highway N17, just west of Leahy near milepost 122.
WSP said the truck was driving south on N17 when the driver fell asleep and the truck left the road.
The driver then overcorrected, causing the trailer to roll. The truck came to a stop, blocking the northbound lanes.
WSP said the driver was wearing a seatbelt and was not injured.
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