Updated at 3:04 p.m.
By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
A Centralia log truck driver was airlifted to a Seattle hospital after he fell asleep and rolled over his truck early his morning about eight miles east of Raymond.
Troopers called about 4 a.m. reported Brandon K. Jones, 26, was westbound on state Route 6 with an unloaded log truck when it crossed the centerline, continued through the ditch and came to rest on its driver’s side, according to the Washington State Patrol.
Jones was flown to Harborview Medical Center with leg and hip injuries, according to the state patrol.
His 2003 Kenworth was described as totaled.
A spokesperson from Harborview this afternoon said Jones is in surgery and when he gets out, will go into an intensive care unit.
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