Semi-truck driver Dale D. Lewis, 60, dies in multi-semi crash, trucks roll off overpass at Interstate 82 and North First Street in Yakima, Washington
Highway exits closed in Yakima after milk truck rolls off I-82 overpass
Semi-truck driver killed after truck and trailer roll off overpass in Yakima, according to WSP
First responders were called at 3:53 a.m. Tuesday to the intersection of Interstate 82 and North First Street, where a semi-truck and trailer carrying milk rolled off the overpass and landed on North First Street, according to a news release from the Yakima Fire Department. The truck ripped open with contents spilling onto the street, it said.
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