Castle Rock driver injured after trying to pass semi

Authorities say a Castle Rock driver was injured early Wednesday after trying to pass a semi-truck on Interstate 5 south, south of the Kelso mall and north of the Longview wye.

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Christopher M. Schamp, 34, was transported to PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center in Longview, according to a Washington State Patrol press memo.

Schamp was headed south in a 2026 Toyota Scion around 5 a.m. near Kelso at milepost 38 when he tried to pass Kalvan L. Smith, 42, of Spanway, in a semi, but struck the vehicle's trailer instead, the memo states.

Smith was not injured.

Neither drugs nor alcohol was involved in the crash.

The memo states unsafe passing caused the wreck.

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