The driver of the log truck escaped with minor injuries. / Courtesy photo by Washington State Patrol
By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
A truck driver from Mineral was uninjured when a log truck struck the concrete bridge beam he was hauling in Raymond this morning.
Steven J. Douglas, 61, of Mineral, was driving a Kenworth, with an oversized load – a 100-foot-long beam – south on state Route 101 and turned east onto state Route 6 just before 7:30 a.m., according to the Washington State Patrol.
Douglas hadn’t yet cleared the intersection when a northbound loaded log truck collided with him, according to the state patrol.
The driver of the 2007 Western log truck, 37-year-old Scott J. Leopard of Montesano, escaped with minor injuries, according to the state patrol.
The intersection was fully blocked for more than three hours. The collision is under investigation.
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