Olympic NF Vehicle Accident 2025

Olympic National Forest - October 22, 2025

A USFS vehicle was headed west on Highway 101 when the driver noticed a log truck turning into the eastbound lane of the highway from a road on the south side of the highway. The log truck did not complete the turn as expected. The USFS vehicle driver applied the brakes and steered right (north) to create as much distance as possible. The trailer with its load of logs detached from its tow vehicle and rolled perpendicularly across both lanes of the highway—directly into the path of the USFS vehicle—leaving no chance for avoidance. The log truck’s loaded trailer and USFS vehicle struck each other in the ditch on the highway’s north side. The airbags deployed and logs from the trailer entered through the windshield. The driver’s side door was crumpled. Both the driver and the passenger hit the deployed airbags. Both employees in the USFS vehicle sustained minor injuries.