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Man injured after driving a dump truck into an Edmonds home

Sep 4, 2024, 11:15 AM | Updated: 12:57 pm

Image: Members of South County Fire respond after a dump truck crashed into a home in Edmonds on We...

Members of South County Fire respond after a dump truck crashed into a home in Edmonds on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. (Photo: Sam Campbell, ³ÉÈËXÕ¾ Newsradio)

(Photo: Sam Campbell, ³ÉÈËXÕ¾ Newsradio)

A man was injured when the dump truck he was driving crashed into a home in Edmonds Wednesday morning.

The Edmonds Police Department (EPD) that the truck overturned and slid into the home. The primary point of impact was the carport area. The home was occupied but no one suffered any injuries.

A spokesperson for South County Fire told ³ÉÈËXÕ¾ Newsradio investigators aren’t sure what caused the driver to crash. She said the man does have life-threatening injuries and is at a local Providence hospital. Earlier Wednesday, the (EPD) the driver, 43, was transported with minor injuries.

“The (truck) came down pretty fast. He seemed distressed. It just went through, hit the barrier and went straight down …” Nathan Williams, who witnessed the accident, said to ³ÉÈËXÕ¾ Newsradio.

He apparently crashed into a power pole, splitting it in half before colliding with the house. The live power lines were sitting on the ground before being cut, neighbors say. Hundreds of people in the area earlier Wednesday morning had lost power. As of 11:30 a.m. under 100 people in the area were , but the utility stated the estimated time for restoration of power being 6 p.m.

Neighbors heard the loud bang of the crash after the driver. Those neighbors ran out and pulled him from the truck.

“Some neighbors were there. They were able to help the man out of the car … His face was bleeding,” area resident Jerry Bernstein told ³ÉÈËXÕ¾ Newsradio.

Area residents tell ³ÉÈËXÕ¾ Newsradio this is a frequent occurrence with drivers, sometimes heavy trucks, losing control and going way too fast down the hill on North Meadowdale Road. Last year, they said another driver slammed into a nearby guardrail, so it was reinforced with thick wood and girders.

“I came out. I noticed the wires were hanging. (I) saw the power pole at the end of the road was gone and then everybody coming out to check out what was happening,” area resident Kathleen Johanson told ³ÉÈËXÕ¾ Newsradio.

Removing the dump truck out of the Edmonds home

Late Wednesday morning, authorities brought in three trucks to the scene: a 50-ton, 75-ton, and 80-ton rotator. The crews on the site were working to see how they can pull out the truck from the home without any of it collapsing.

Later, crews daisy-chained multiple crane trucks to give some extra support as they hauled dump truck out and away from the house. The asphalt the truck had spilled on the driveway and it was starting to harden, sources told ³ÉÈËXÕ¾ Newsradio. That will be a whole additional job to get that out.

Early Wednesday afternoon, crews did manage to remove the truck from where it crashed in the house.

Contributing: Steve Coogan, MyNorthwest

Sam Campbell is a reporter, editor and anchor at ³ÉÈËXÕ¾ Newsradio. You can read more of Sam’s stories here. Follow Sam on , or email him here.

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