DUPONT, Wash. (AP) — The Washington State Patrol says afatal, fiery crash on Interstate 5 south of
Tacoma was caused by anorthbound pickup truck that crossed the median and collided with twosouthbound
trucks.Trooper Guy Gill says both southbound truckscaught fire Monday. Two people in a box van were able to
walk awaybefore it burned.The driver of a tractor-trailer rig died as thetrailer burned. The State Patrol
identified that driver late Monday as59-year-old Dale Weaver of Jamestown, Ohio.The pickup
driver,61-year-old Kim Heidebrink of Sacramento, Calif., was taken to MadiganArmy Medical Center with
serious injuries.Gill says the pickup driver did not appear to be impaired and why he crossed the median
remains under investigation.Themid-morning crash near DuPont backed up southbound I-5 traffic for mostof the
day and northbound traffic slowed as well. The southbound backupstretched more than 10 miles at times.One
southbound lane reopenedshortly after noon. Gill said all southbound lanes reopened shortlybefore 9 p.m.
Monday.Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rightsreserved. This material may not be published,
broadcast, rewritten orredistributed.DUPONT, Wash. (AP) — The Washington State Patrol says afatal, fiery
crash on Interstate 5 south of Tacoma was caused by anorthbound pickup truck that crossed the median and
collided with twosouthbound trucks.Trooper Guy Gill says both southbound truckscaught fire Monday. Two
people in a box van were able to walk awaybefore it burned.The driver of a tractor-trailer rig died as
thetrailer burned. The State Patrol identified that driver late Monday as59-year-old Dale Weaver of
Jamestown, Ohio.The pickup driver,61-year-old Kim Heidebrink of Sacramento, Calif., was taken to MadiganArmy
Medical Center with serious injuries.Gill says the pickup driver did not appear to be impaired and why he
crossed the median remains under investigation.Themid-morning crash near DuPont backed up southbound I-5
traffic for mostof the day and northbound traffic slowed as well. The southbound backupstretched more than
10 miles at times.One southbound lane reopenedshortly after noon. Gill said all southbound lanes reopened
shortlybefore 9 p.m. Monday.Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rightsreserved. This material may not
be published, broadcast, rewritten orredistributed.