The man who was taken to the hospital with burns on Aug. 26 after his vehicle exploded in flames near Salmon Creek is at home and recovering.
Clifford C. Dockter, 70, of La Center was driving a minivan southbound on Interstate 5 just north of the junction with Interstate 205 when a metal shaft that dropped from a semi truck impaled his vehicle.
Seconds later, the minivan was engulfed in flames, potentially from the shaft piercing the car’s gas tank, state patrol spokesman Ryan Tanner said after the incident.
He has “pretty good burns” on his arms and face, but is starting to heal, Dockter said from his home on Friday.
