CHICO – A pickup truck driver in a hurry was injured in a two-vehicle crash on State Route 3 just north of Bremerton Aug. 27.

The blue 2001 Ford F-250 pickup truck was driven by a 48-year-old Port Angeles woman south on the highway around 6:57 a.m. The pickup was towing a 19-foot Hornet camper trailer.

The woman drove in the right lane to pass a 1995 Clement tractor trailer that was southbound in the left lane. While passing, the pickup truck began to swerve and lost control.

A passenger in the pickup truck grabbed the steering wheel in an attempt to assist the woman, but overcorrected and caused the pickup to collide with the tractor trailer.

The pickup, with its high center of gravity, rolled onto its side and came to a stop. During the crash the camper trailer came loose from the pickup and came to rest about 100 feet behind the pickup. The pickup truck was totaled according to WSP.

The woman was transported to Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton with non-life threatening injuries. She was cited for over correction, the WSP report stated.

The tractor trailer had no reportable damage and was driven from the scene. A 61-year-old man from Tacoma was driving the tractor trailer and was not injured.

The crash  occurred just south of Erlands Point Road, near milepost 41. It blocked both southbound lanes for more than an hour until tow trucks were able to clear the scene.

Neither drugs nor alcohol were a factor in the crash. Both drivers were wearing seat belts.

A 19-foot camper trailer that separated from the pickup truck that it was being towed behind blocks the southbound lane of State Route 3 near Bremerton Aug. 27.