Updated at 8:58 a.m.
By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
CHEHALIS – A 44-year-old motorist was injured last night when he fell asleep and his Volkswagen van drifted to the shoulder, hit the ditch and flipped several times along state Route 6 west of Chehalis.
Troopers called about 11:30 p.m. to the scene near Chandler Road at Dryad report the vehicle was totaled and came to rest in the eastbound lane.
Donald R. Silver was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital, according to the Washington State Patrol.
Lewis County Fire District 16 Chief Greg Feuchter said he had a few cuts, but avoided life-threatening injuries.
Silver, from McMinnville, Oregon, was cited for second-degree negligent driving, the state patrol reports.
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