A Vancouver man was killed Wednesday morning when he was run over by his tractor-trailer as he tried to repair it on the shoulder of Interstate 5 in Tacoma, according to Washington State Patrol.
Steven D. Harshman, 64, was pronounced dead at the scene along northbound I-5, north of Pacific Avenue at Milepost 133, a WSP crash memo states.
The orange 2009 International tractor-trailer pulled over shortly after 8 a.m. on the right shoulder. Witnesses said the driver was outside and appeared to be making repairs to the rig when it started to roll, Trooper Johnna Batiste said in a tweet.
A passerby hopped into the truck to stop it from rolling into traffic, according to The News Tribune in Tacoma.
