Semi-truck driver involved in Bellingham crash arrested for DUI

Jun 18, 2018, 8:58 AM | Updated: 6:25 pm

A semi rolled over on I-5 near Bellingham. (WSDOT via KIRO 7)

(WSDOT via KIRO 7)

KIRO 7 Seattle

Northbound I-5 at Slater Road in Bellingham closed after a semi truck rolled over and its driver was arrested for suspicion of DUI.

The crash happened shortly before 7 a.m. The driver has non-threatening injuries.

The Washington State Patrol says witnesses saw the semi moving erratically right before the crash.

The semi’s 53-foot trailer was filled with vegetables, but none spilled onto the freeway.

A detour was set up at Slater Road.

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