HOOD CANAL — The Hood Canal Bridge was closed for about 30 minutes Friday after a 62-year-old Sequim man drove through a barrier arm.
Thomas Duane Parker was heading westbound when he hit a barrier arm lowered in preparation for the opening of the bridge’s drawspan, said State Patrol spokeswoman Krista Hedstrom.
He wasn’t injured, Hedstrom said.
The drawspan allows marine traffic to pass.
The collision, which occurred at about 9 p.m., smashed the windshield on Parker’s Chrysler PT Cruiser, she said.
The state Department of Transportation said both directions of the bridge were closed from 9:35 p.m. to 10 p.m. because of the wreck.
While attempting to pull over, Parker drove down a turnoff for the bridge’s lower deck, the State Patrol said.
Hedstrom said the cause of the wreck is under investigation.
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