ALBANY, Oregon — A semi-truck driver was hospitalized following a crash that briefly closed the northbound lanes of Interstate 5 in Albany on Saturday morning.
The crash was reported shortly before 7 a.m. at the exit 233 off-ramp. The driver, 58-year-old Steven Howard, of Salem, was heading northbound on I-5 when for an unknown reason he drove directly into the impact barrier between the northbound lanes and the exit off-ramp, Oregon State Police said.
The truck skidded and rolled onto its side in the exit lane. Photos appear to show Gatorade bottles covering the road.
Howard was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital in Corvallis with serious injuries.
The northbound lanes of I-5 were closed for about 45 minutes immediately following the crash, police said. The exit ramp was still closed late Saturday morning as crews continued to clean up the road.
