A semitruck driver killed in a crash near the Federal Way rest area on Tuesday was not wearing his seatbelt, according to the Washington State Patrol (WSP).
A car slowed for traffic, and the semitruck driver was unable to slow down fast enough and hit the car in front of him, the WSP report stated.
The collision occurred at approximately 10 a.m. The road was blocked for around four hours.
The two right lanes of northbound I-5 reopened after being closed due to the crash. At approximately 1:30 p.m., all lanes of northbound I-5 at SR 18 had been cleared, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) announced.
At the peak of the closure, there was a more than five-mile backup extending into Fife.
This story was originally posted on MyNorthwest.com
Contributing: Julia Dallas, MyNorthwest
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