Semi truck blazed trail through woods in I-5 wreck with minor injuries

A semi truck blazed its own trail through the woods off of Interstate 5 on Friday morning in a wreck that left the driver with minor injuries. 

The accident happened on Interstate 5 near South 375th Street in King County, Washington on July 25th. 

According to Trooper Rick Johnson with the Washington State Patrol, the semi truck was heading south on I-5 when it veered off of the interstate and skidded 200 feet through some woods, creating its own trail. The truck’s trailer broke open in the process, spilling its loads of pink soda cans. 

Here are some stills from Trooper Meade's UAV showing the path the semi took and a trail of soda! Not the easiest recovery! pic.twitter.com/K4Dne9JVP0

— Trooper Rick Johnson (@wspd2pio) July 25, 2025

The Washington State Patrol says that the truck driver sustained only minor injuries, and officials shut down two lanes of the roadway as they worked to recover the semi truck from the newly blazed trail through the woods. 

“Here are some stills from Trooper Meade’s UAV showing the path the semi took and a trail of soda!  Not the easiest recovery!” one trooper wrote in a post on X. 

No further information regarding the wreck has been released. 

Here is a great video that shows how far off the road the semi travelled. pic.twitter.com/Q3L1U2eqSI

— Trooper Rick Johnson (@wspd2pio) July 25, 2025