A semi truck went crashing through a Washington business Monday after police say that the driver fell asleep at the wheel.
The accident happened at around 5:05 a.m. in Marysville, Washington.
According to Kiro 7 News, the semi truck was traveling along Interstate 5 near State Road 531 when the unnamed driver fell asleep, sending the rig crashing into a mold making business adjacent to a window tinting business, hence the window tinting sign present in the photos.
More photos. Crews are on scene taking down tree to start process of getting this truck out of here. No word on what caused truck to leave I5. pic.twitter.com/PkpEY1bHqn
— Tony Black (@TonyBlackTV) July 30, 2018
Luckily, the driver suffered only minor injuries in the crash and no employees were inside the building at the time of the incident.
Washington State Patrol Trooper Rocky Oliphant said that the unnamed truck driver is believed to have fallen asleep at the wheel while driving on I-5, causing him to leave the interstate, go through a guardrail, down an embankment, and into the building, leaving the cab of the truck and a portion of the trailer completely inside the seriously damaged office.
They say it could be a long day trying to get semi out of here. Building seems to be structurally okay. These are photos from inside the window tinting business. pic.twitter.com/s9eAw4inLL
— Tony Black (@TonyBlackTV) July 30, 2018
“I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry,” said Brad Hansen, owner of the damaged business.
“It was a good thing the crash happened before hours, that way nobody was hurt.”
The truck driver has since been charged with negligent driving.