Navy veteran uninjured in rollover

Katie Teachout, The Journal | Last updated Nov 05, 2020 10:19am0

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U.S. Navy Veteran and veteran driver Terry Janssen is safe after rolling his semi on Highway 395 Wednesday, Oct. 28.

RITZVILLE – U.S. Navy veteran and truck driver Terry Janssen of Post Falls, Idaho, was un-injured when the semi he was driving southbound on Highway 395 rolled over, five miles south of Ritzville Wednesday, Oct. 28.

Washington State Patrol responded to the incident that occurred around 3:30 p.m. at milepost 90.5. No other vehicles were involved, and travel lanes remained open.

Janssen, driving for XL Transport, was hauling a load of Cedar chips from Ritzville to Wallula.

"I reached down on the floorboards for a bottle of water, and there I am," Janssen said shortly after the wreck.

Janssen said he received his commercial license in 1962.

"Back then it was called a chauffeur's license," Janssen said, "then it transferred to a CDL."

Janssen said he served in the Navy from 1976 to 1979.

Author Bio

Katie Teachout, Editor

Katie Teachout is the editor of The Ritzville Adams County Journal. Previously, she worked as a reporter at The Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle, the Oroville Gazette-Tribune, Northern Kittitas County Tribune and the Methow Valley News. She is a graduate of Western Washington University.