Semi driver in custody for suspected impairment after SR 18 crash in WA

Semi rolls over on SR 18

Crews are working to clear the scene of a rollover crash that blocking all lanes of State Route 18, just west of I-90.

SNOQUALMIE, Wash. - A semi-rollover crash that blocked all lanes of State Route 18, just west of I-90, is now cleared and a driver is in custody for suspected impairment.

The crash happened at about 4 a.m. near Snoqualmie.

Washington State Patrol Trooper Rick Johnson said it would take an "extended amount of time" to get the scene cleared. The roadway reopened before 7 a.m.

Johnson shared pictures of what appeared to be bath tissue inside the bed.

The driver of the semi was not hurt but was taken into custody for suspected impairment.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.