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3rd UPDATE — Semi rolls over at U.S. 101 and state Highway 104 in Jefferson County (State Patrol report; 4 photos)

Published 12:01 am Tuesday, April 29, 2014

(Click on photo to enlarge) Scott Dodd
(Click on photo to enlarge) Scott Dodd

HERE ARE FOUR photos from PDN reader Scott Dodd (many thanks, Scott!) of a semi rollover Monday afternoon (April 28) near the intersection of U.S. Highway 101 and state Highway 104 in Jefferson County, about three miles south of Discovery Bay.

Here’s the State Patrol report on the accident:

* WASHINGTON STATE PATROL

* PRESS MEMO

DATE: 20140428 TIME: 1544 INV UNIT: 836 – TROOPER J DECKER

LOCATION:W104 SR101 – 12 MILES SW OF PORT TOWNSEND

COUNTY:JEFFERSON COLLISION REPORT NUMBER: SECTOR

NBR VEH: 01 CARS: 00 TRUCKS: 01

NBR INJ: 01 DRUGS OR ALCOHOL INVOLVED: NO

———————————-PERSON(S) INVOLVED—————————-

NAME: GAI, GULSHAN AGE: 57 YEARS SEX:MALE

CITY: YUBA CITY, CA DRIVER VEH 01 BELT/HELMET: YES-RESTRAINT USED

INJ/DISP: INJURED – TRANSPORTED TO JEFFERSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

VEH1: 2014 FREIGHTLINER TRACTOR TOWING A WABASH CARGO TRAILER

DAMAGE/DISP: (TRUCK) REPORTABLE DAMAGE – TOWED BY ALL CITY TOW

DAMAGE/DISP: (TRAILER) REPORTABLE DAMAGE – TOWED BY EVERGREEN SEQUIM TOW

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————————————-DESCRIPTION——————————–

VEHICLE WESTBOUND SR104 APPROACHING THE EXIT RAMP TO SR101. VEHICLE EXITED

ONTO THE RAMP AT A SPEED TOO FAST FOR THE CURVATURE OF THE ROADWAWY. THE VEHICLE

TRAILER BEGAN TO PULL TO ITS RIGHT, VHICLE ROLLED ONTO ITS PASSENGER SIDE WHERE

IT CAME TO REST FACING ON THE WEST SIDE EXIT RAMP SHOULDER, FACING SOUTHBOUND.

—————————————CAUSE————————————

DRIVER ONE – TOO FAST FOR ROAD CONDITIONS

————————————–CHARGES———————————–

DRIVER ONE – PENDING

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WASHINGTON STATE PATROL – BREMERTON CM