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Rolled semi-truck blocked I-5 near Custer

Story Highlights:
None injured in Custer semi-truck accident
Semi-truck collision cause unknown
Northbound I-5 lanes blocked for hours



Date: March 24, 2011, 03/24/2011
Location: Custer, Whatcom County, Washington
Type: Semi-truck collision
Outcome: None injured

Thursday morning, a rolled semi truck blocked the northbound lanes of Interstate 5 near Custer.

The driver, 42-year-old Juan C. De La Cruz of Benton City, was driving on I-5 around 2:20 a.m. when he veered off the freeway and overturned his semi truck and trailer. De La Cruz was wearing his seatbelt at the time of the crash and was uninjured.

The truck and trailer were totaled and the northbound lanes of Interstate 5 were closed for hours while crews tried to clear the wreckage.

Drugs and/or alcohol were not a factor in the cause of the crash but De La Cruz may have been too tired to drive at the time of the collision.

Semi Truck Accident & Trucking Collision Statistics
There are over 500,000 truck accidents in the United States every year. A high number of these truck accidents result in fatalities. Approximately 5,000 die in truck accidents annually. Ninety-eight percent of the time, the passengers or driver in the other vehicle is killed as opposed to driver or passengers in the truck. Washington State Semi Truck Crash Statistics for 2009

• 1,131 Large Trucks Involved in Non-Fatal Crashes
• 107 Large Trucks Involved in Injury Crashes
• 126 Injuries in Crashes Involving Large Trucks a
• 1,024 Large Trucks Involved in Towaway Crashes
• 29 Large Trucks Involved in Hazmat (HM) Placard Crashes

Seattle Semi Truck Accident Attorneys
Truck drivers are often required to deliver their cargo on a very strict schedule which can result in long hours on the road with little or no sleep. Exhausted or distracted truck drivers often cause major accidents. Poorly maintained trucks and those with unsecure loads are also causes of trucking accidents. Washington state gets a large amount of trucking traffic on interstates such as I-5, I-90, I-82, and I-84. The semi truck accident attorneys at the Davis Law Group represent seriously injured victims, and the families of those fatally injured in tractor trailer accidents in Washington state. If you or a loved one has been injured in a semi truck accident, Chris Davis of the Davis Law Group can help you receive the financial compensation you deserve.