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Semi-truck skids off I-90 due to severe road conditions

Story Highlights:
None injured in Cle Elum semi-truck accident
Semi-truck accident caused by wheels leaving roadway
Severe snow and ice on I-90



Date: November 30, 2010, 11/30/2010
Location: Cle Elum, Kittitas County, Washington
Type: Semi-truck accident
Outcome: None injured.

A semi-truck skidded off a westbound I-90 overpass near Cle Elum this morning. Severe road conditions from an overnight snow storm caused the trucks wheels to leave the roadway and it smashed through a guardrail. It skidded far enough over the side that the cab was hanging freely over the edge. The driver, a 42-year-old man from Renton was unharmed. The shoulder and right lane were blocked while rescue crews worked to restore the truck and move it out of the way.

Semi-truck Accident 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.

Seattle Personal Injury Attorneys
Washington state gets a large amount of trucking traffic on interstates such as I-5, I-90, I-82, and I-84. Unfortunately semi-truck accidents happen frequently in our state. 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.