COLFAX, WA – There were no injuries in a semi crash which partially closed State Route 195 near milepost 33, three miles south of Colfax, for several hours beginning at around 8:50 p.m. last night. The Washington State Patrol says 31-year-old Joshua Blas of Reardon was traveling southbound in a 2010 Kenworth near Prune Orchard Road when he swerved to miss a cat on the highway, causing him to lose control of the truck.
Officials say the trailer tipped over, which punctured it and resulted in the spilling of an estimated 6,000 gallons of fuel.
Blas, who was wearing a seatbelt, was uninjured. WSP says he received an infraction for the incident.
