Semi-Truck Tipped Over on Southbound Hwy 22 Off-Ramp

The off-ramp was closed for about 6 hours while the crash was cleaned up.

Photo: Salem Police

(SALEM, Ore.) - A semi-truck tipped over on a highway off ramp Wednesday morning, shutting down the ramp during Salem's morning commute.

Shortly after 7:00 am this morning, Salem Police officers were dispatched to the off ramp from eastbound Highway 22 (Center Street Bridge) onto southbound Front St on a report of a semi-truck that had tipped over on the ramp.

Officers arrived to find a red 2016 semi-truck pulling a single trailer laying on its left side with the top of the trailer laying on the top of the east railing of the ramp. The truck was hauling sawdust, and a considerable amount of sawdust spilled over the side of the ramp onto the ground below on the east side of the ramp.

The driver of the semi-truck, 50-year old William Duval of Tillamook, sustained non-life threatening injuries and was transported to Salem Health for treatment.

He was cited for Careless Driving and Failure to Maintain a Log Book. The truck is owned by Don Averill Trucking.

The off ramp from the Center St Bridge onto southbound Front St remained closed as Salem Public Works, ODOT and tow crews work to remove the truck and clean up the ramp for hours, opening back up to normal traffic flow by 1:45 p.m.