JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. — The southbound lanes of Interstate 5 are open following a deadly crash Wednesday morning near Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Pierce County.
Washington State Patrol Trooper Robert Reyer tweeted about the incident just before 7 a.m., saying the driver of a pickup truck died after hitting a semi-truck.
The crash closed the right two lanes of southbound I-5 until about 11 a.m.
Reyer said the pickup was traveling in the left lane when it crossed all lanes and struck the back of the semi-truck’s trailer, which was stopped in the right shoulder.
The pickup also struck another vehicle after colliding with the trailer.
The driver of the pickup truck was pronounced dead on the scene. No other injuries were reported.
At one point during the closure, traffic was backed up nearly 7 miles to State Route 512.
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