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Driver seriously hurt in I-5 rollover

By Andy Matarrese, Columbian environment and transportation reporter
Published: February 23, 2017, 3:42pm
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Firefighters work Thursday afternoon around an SUV involved in a two-car crash on Interstate 5 that left one driver seriously injured. The firefighters needed to cut the driver from the SUV.
Firefighters work Thursday afternoon around an SUV involved in a two-car crash on Interstate 5 that left one driver seriously injured. The firefighters needed to cut the driver from the SUV. (Clark County Fire District 6) Photo Gallery

Firefighters pulled a seriously injured driver from a rolled SUV Thursday afternoon on Interstate 5, near the 99th Street ramp, following a two-vehicle crash.

The crash happened shortly after noon, Clark County Fire & District 6 spokesman David Schmitke said, in the northbound lanes on the highway, about 400 feet north of the 99th Street on-ramp.

How the crash occurred wasn’t yet clear, but Schmitke said a driver in one vehicle involved was unhurt, while the other needed to be cut from a tan Chevy Blazer.

The Blazer driver suffered potentially critical injuries, Schmitke said.

The Washington State Patrol was investigating the crash.

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