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‘Leaning Tower of Mattresses’ gets Tacoma driver citation for unsafe load

By Craig Sailor
A Washington State Patrol trooper stopped the driver of this pickup truck Wednesday on southbound Interstate 5, just south of state Route 512. The driver was cited for failing to secure their load.
A Washington State Patrol trooper stopped the driver of this pickup truck Wednesday on southbound Interstate 5, just south of state Route 512. The driver was cited for failing to secure their load. Washington State Patrol

Why make 10 safe trips when you can get the job done in a single, dangerous journey?

That’s what one Tacoma driver did Wednesday, piling at least 10 mattresses into the back of a pickup and setting out on Interstate 5.

The Washington State Patrol quickly caught up with the leaning tower of mattress in the southbound lanes of I-5, just south of state Route 512. The driver was cited for failing to properly secure the load.

Craig Sailor: 253-597-8541, @crsailor

This story was originally published August 29, 2018 at 1:06 PM.

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