Washington maintenance worker Jerry Bennett was on a routine patrol on State Route 410 a few miles west of Whistlin’ Jack Lodge near Chinook Pass when he spotted some trees down.
He pushed the trees off the shoulder using the plow on his truck, then hopped out to toss the remaining debris safely away from the road.
Bennett then noticed a car buried in the forest off the highway. He heard a woman yelling for help. Bennett climbed down the hill and found the woman wet, cold, and with some minor injuries. With no cell phone service, the woman was stranded overnight hoping someone might drive by.
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Source: WSDOT Blog
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Frank Raczon has influenced and covered the equipment industry for 35 years, including 15 years as senior editor of Construction Equipment, and marketing, advertising, and public relations work for the industry's top manufacturers. He authored "Caterpillar: Modern Earthmoving Marvels" (Motorbooks, 2015), and has won numerous awards in his career, highlighted by nods from the Construction Writers Association, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, the Business Marketing Association, and BtoB magazine. Raczon has also won awards from publishing peer groups such as ASBPE and TABPI.
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