3 injured, 1 charged in semi-truck accident in Pierce County

PIERCE COUNTY, Washington. – Three people were injured and one person was taken to court after a multi-car crash late Tuesday morning in Pierce County.

At approximately 9:28 a.m., officers were called to a multi-car accident at Canyon Road E and Military Road E near Frederickson. Three cars and a semi-truck collided and blocked the intersection.

Three people involved in the accident were taken to hospital for medical treatment.

According to an investigation, the tractor-trailer ran a red light on Canyon Road E at Military Road E, struck two cars at the intersection, then veered into the northbound lane and struck a third car. The semi-trailer then crashed into a power pole and stopped.

The sheriff’s department charged the semi-truck driver with second-degree negligence.

The condition of the others involved in the accident is not yet known.

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