CLALLAM BAY — A Neah Bay man was injured when the semi truck he was driving crashed along state Highway 112 south of Clallam Bay, causing a five-hour partial road closure, the State Patrol said.
Nathaniel P. Grant, 30, was driving westbound near milepost 22 when the vehicle drifted off the roadway to the right at about 5:08 p.m. Monday, troopers said in a collision memo.
Trooper Chelsea Hodgson, State Patrol spokeswoman, said Grant reportedly swerved to avoid hitting a deer.
“The driver over-corrected, which caused the vehicle to overturn, rotate and come to a rest in the eastbound lane of state route 112,” the State Patrol said in the memo.
“The roadway was mostly blocked for just over five hours.”
Grant was transported by ambulance to Forks Community Hospital. He had been treated and discharged by Tuesday morning, a hospital official said.
The state Department of Transportation said alternating traffic was in effect at 6:34 p.m. The highway was fully reopen at 10:39 p.m. Monday, DOT officials said.
Troopers were investigating Grant for a possible charge of driving dangerously while distracted, according to the State Patrol. The semi was totaled and towed from the scene.
Grant was wearing a seat belt and drugs or alcohol were not involved, troopers said.
