By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
A semi-truck slammed into the back of another semi-truck on northbound Interstate 5 at Centralia during the lunch hour, but no serious injuries were reported.
A trooper was called about 12:20 p.m. to the rear-end collision near milepost 81, Mellon Street.
The 2001 Peterbilt was towed from the scene with an estimated $4,000 damage, according to the Washington State Patrol.
The driver of the Peterbilt was taken to Providence Centralia Hospital with chest pain, where he was treated and has been released. The state patrol attributed the crash to going too fast and failing to slow when traffic ahead slowed.
David R. Williamsen, 49, of Centralia, was driving the 1999 Freightliner that got hit. He was reportedly not injured and his truck was able to be driven from the scene, the state patrol reported.
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