Tag: nulle road

By Caleb Hutton

For update, see bottom of this post.

Two pickups A pickup and a car collided on southbound Interstate 5 near Nulle Road on Friday afternoon, sending two people to St. Joseph hospital and causing backups reported as more than four miles long.

The driver of a pickup changed lanes about 3:40 p.m. without seeing the other pickup car, said Washington State Patrol Trooper Keith Leary. They collided, and the second truck Toyota Camry was sent off the roadway and into the median.

We tweeted it as news came over the police scanner:

#Policescanner: Rollover injury crash SB I-5 near south Lake Samish at Nulle Road. Be aware of possible traffic delays. #Bellingham

— Bellingham Herald (@BhamHerald) September 28, 2012

Via @wastatepatrol: Single pickup on its top blocking one lane of SB I-5 at Nulle Road near Lake Samish. #Bellingham

— Bellingham Herald (@BhamHerald) September 28, 2012

#Policescanner: Two people in pickup trapped, unknown injuries, in crash on I-5 near Nulle Road. Watch for SB traffic delays. #Bellingham

— Bellingham Herald (@BhamHerald) September 28, 2012

#Policescanner: 4-5 mile backup on SB I-5 at Nulle Road near Lake Samish. If you’re headed south, alternate routes advised. #Bellingham

— Bellingham Herald (@BhamHerald) September 28, 2012

Two people in the struck truck Camry were taken to the hospital. Their injuries were “minor,” Leary said. Nobody in the other truck was hurt.

Both lanes were open an hour later.

Don’t think we’ll get details about the ages, genders and names of the people involved before the weekend. But if we do, I’ll try to update this post.

Update at 7 p.m. The injured pair was identified by state patrol as Dennis Schlecker, 65, and Barb Schlecker, 62, of Surrey, B.C. The driver of the Nissan Titan that switched lanes, Britta K. Lang, 48, of Anacortes, will be cited for a traffic infraction. Everyone was wearing a seatbelt. Troopers don’t think drugs or alcohol were involved.

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