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Semi mows down tree at Lampson Pits, flees

By Wendy Culverwell

wculverwell@tricityherald.com
Kennewick police say a semi driver fled the scene after knocking over a tree near the Lampson Pits at Columbia Park.
Kennewick police say a semi driver fled the scene after knocking over a tree near the Lampson Pits at Columbia Park. Kennewick Police Department

The driver of a semi mowed down a 30-foot tree Thursday afternoon in Columbia Park near the Lampson Pits, then fled the scene, according to Kennewick police.

The tree, apparently a birch, broke off near the base and was lying in a parking lot.

This story was originally published May 11, 2017 at 6:24 PM with the headline "Semi mows down tree at Lampson Pits, flees."

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