Triple Fatal Accident Investigation & Clean Up Chehalis WA

Chehalis, WA. August 24, 2002. Northbound Interstate 5 at mile marker 79. A semi being driven at speeds to fast for traffic conditions slammed into a Chevrolet pickup on the overpass. The three female occupants were killed. The semi continued hitting six other vehicles before veering off the freeway and rolling down the embankment coming to rest on it's top. The other injured parties were non life threatening. This story did air on CNN that weekend.

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[juvmol]

very horrible accident site but its comon to have a front end loader helping whit clean up??

[VX2100DV]

@juvmol This has been the only time I've witnesses a front end loader being used. I do believe there was a DOT facility nearby. At another accident a snow plow was used to help clear the road.

[tonyyut1970]

Is that a body in the truck still that's in the bucket of that tractor?

[VX2100DV]

No.

[awsutherland]

I remember very well covering this accident for The Chronicle when it happened. It was one of the more gruesome things I've witnessed. I also covered some of the trials for the truck driver when the hearings came around. Terrible thing.

[VX2100DV]

Another user posted that the driver was sentenced to 20 years. Is that true?

[buttmanroad]

This how they do shit in Washington State. You dont remove cars like that after an accident you Heartless Shit Baggs

[buttmanroad]

Poor little truck do the same to the stupid Semi

[pastorgeorgem]

Clamshell Can opener Chevy is totaled ford is totaled Dodge is totaled sad scene people Died

[rcdriver26]

if there was any good parts in that S10 there know good now @2:53 they should of brought out the mobile crusher as well.. If anyone did survive GOD was lookin out

[Gothlvr79]

shoe moves @ 2:12, freaky!

[Gothlvr79]

sad scary scene, however creepy moment @ 5:55 when the shoe moves by itself eek!

[babbina]

all these innocent people died a sudden & gruesome death... :(

[babbina]

so sad... & a lot of clean up 2 do, esp that tarnished topsy turved pickup...

[40Marioni]

poor truck