A three-vehicle crash on I-5 in Seattle put a Washington State Patrol (WSP) trooper in the hospital Sunday morning.
The officer was in his patrol car, using it to block traffic from entering the ramp from southbound I-5 to SR 520 because a disabled Metro bus was on it.
A Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) pickup truck with a large electronic reader board assisted the trooper with the traffic diversion.
The truck’s reader board was flashing large arrows directing drivers away from the freeway ramp.
WSP Trooper Rick Johnson said the driver of a motorhome approaching the exit didn’t see the stopped vehicles and plowed into both the trooper’s cruiser and the WSDOT pickup truck.
“The motorhome struck the trooper’s car and knocked it across the lanes and then struck the DOT truck,” Johnson said.
An ambulance arrived after the crash and transported the injured trooper to a hospital.
He suffered a leg injury and a possible concussion.
The driver of the WSDOT truck was outside his pickup when the motorhome hit both vehicles.
He was not hurt.