[1]U.S. Highway 12 near Oakville is blocked as troopers investigate collision.
By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
A 63-year-old Oakville man was injured when his PT Cruiser was struck by a big rig on U.S. Highway 12 near Oakville today.
Troopers called just before 1:30 p.m. report that Clifford W. Harris was approaching the highway from Blockhouse Road and failed to stop at the stop sign. An eastbound Kenworth tractor with two flatbed trailers struck his car’s driver’s side front, according to the Washington State Patrol.
Harris was transported to Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia, according to the state patrol.
The road was blocked for an hour and 45 minutes.
The truck driver, Dale R. Long, 45, from Kelso, was unhurt, according to the investigating trooper.
Harris is to be issued a citation for failure to yield. His car was totaled.