By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
A 59-year-old Toledo man was dead at the scene of a single-vehicle wreck on northbound Interstate 5 near the Lewis-Cowlitz county line this morning.
Troopers called about 11:25 a.m. found the 1999 GMC Jimmy had drifted to the right, struck the guard rail and jersey barrier before traveling down the embankment where it hit a tree.
It happened near milepost 56, seven miles north of Castle Rock.
The driver, Kelly V. Dougherty, 59, had been wearing a seatbelt, according to the Washington State Patrol. It’s unknown if drugs or alcohol may have been involved, according to the state patrol.
The truck was totaled. The cause of the crash is under investigation.