MCCLEARY — A Port Angeles man escaped serious injury when the chip truck he was driving overturned near McCleary early Thursday morning.
George L. Robbins, 64, was treated and discharged from Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia, according to a hospital spokesman.
According to the State Patrol report, Robbins was driving a blue 2016 Freightliner tractor, pulling a loaded chip trailer, on state Highway 108 about 1 mile east of McCleary.
At about 6:15 a.m., the truck left the roadway to the right and rolled on its right side, coming to rest blocking both lanes, the report said.
Much of the truck’s load of wood chips was dumped on the road and shoulder.
As of 11:18 a.m., Highway 108 remained partly closed with alternating traffic while crews removed the truck and cleaned up the chips and a small fuel spill, said Trooper Russ Winger, spokesman for the State Patrol.
The State Patrol report said the wreck was caused by inattention on the part of the driver, and Robbins was cited for failure to maintain his lane.
Neither drugs nor alcohol contributed to the wreck, the report said.
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