Aid and law enforcement were dispatched at 2:30pm today, May 10th, to the northbound lanes of I-5 north of the Custer Rest Area for a report of a rollover crash.
First responders arrived to find a commercial box truck on its side and facing south in the on-ramp lane leading from the rest area near milepost 268.
Traffic was being allowed past in the left lane but by 3pm the back up stretched 2 miles to the Grandview Road interchange.
According to Washington State Patrol Trooper Heather Axtman, a preventable medical condition led to the rollover and the driver was cited for negligent driving. A tow truck had been dispatched to the scene as of 3pm but it was unknown how long it would take to upright the truck and clear the lane.
Update 4:30pm
The right lanes remain blocked as work continues to remove the truck.
