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Port Angeles Fire Department Lt. Andrew Cooper, center, speaks with Port Angeles utility workers after a log truck lost its rear wheel axles on Marine Drive west of Tumwater Truck Route on Thursday, knocking down a light pole and crashing into propane tanks behind Westport Shipyards.

Injury avoided in close call on Marine Drive BY ROB OLLIKAINEN PENINSULA DAILY NEWS

PORT ANGELES — Police suspect that a mechanical failure caused a log truck to break apart and spill its haul in front of the Westport Shipyards building in Port Angeles on Thursday afternoon. The driver, Paul Halencak, 57, of Port Angeles, was not injured, said Officer Whitney Fairbanks

of the Port Angeles Police Department. No other vehicles were involved in the spill on Marine Drive, and no Westport workers or pedestrians were hurt. “We are very lucky there were no injuries,” Fairbanks said. Halencak was turning left from Tumwater Truck Route onto Marine Drive at about 2:58 p.m. when the rear wheel assembly detached from the rest of the 2005 Dilley and Soloman Logging Co. truck, Fairbanks said. “Right now, it looks like a mechanical failure,” she said. “It appeared the back trailer broke off and went through the

fence at Westport.” Westport was evacuated because of concern that a nearby propane tank had been struck. Production was shut down for the rest of the day. Police determined that the propane tank had not been hit. A utility pole was damaged. Marine Drive was closed between Tumwater Truck Route and Tumwater Street. “Right now, we are clearing up the roadway and getting everything back into repair,” Fairbanks said at about 4:30 p.m. The State Patrol was investigating the cause of the suspected mechanical failure, she said.

Sequim man severely hurt on anniversary trip BY MICHAEL DASHIELL OLYMPIC PENINSULA NEWS GROUP

SEQUIM — You hear about these things, Christy Rookard said, and you think, “Oh my gosh.” “We’re the ‘Oh my gosh’ people,” she said. What started out as a celebration of 25 years of marriage in late June turned into a nightmare for Willy and Christy Rookard after Willy was severely injured while the couple was vacationing in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. He was airlifted to a trauma center in San Diego with a collapsed lung and a severe brain injury after he was grabbed by men in a car and dragged down the road early in the morning of

June 27, his wife said. Willy remains in San Diego as he recovers from his injuries, Christy said. “My 25th wedding anniversary, [we] spent it in an ICU instead,” she said. To help the family cover medical, travel and accommodation expenses, an account at all First Federal community banks have been set up, as well as at online sites GoFundMe (www.gofundme. com/willyrookard) and Caring Bridge (www.caringbridge.org/ visit/willyrookard). No strangers to Cabo San Lucas, the Rookards consider the Mexico resort a favorite vacationing spot. TURN

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PORT ANGELES — Candidates Randy Johnson, Ron Richards, Maggie Roth and Gabe Rygaard — who are running in the Aug. 2 primary election for the Clallam County commissioner District 2 seat — answered questions about their positions. District 2 covers the Port Angeles area. Would you increase property taxes by the 1 percent allowed under state law without a vote of the people? Johnson: No one likes property tax increases. However, the voters elect the

county commissioners to make difficult decisions. The 1 percent increase allows flexibility when developing the county budget. Richards: I would vote for such an increase if it were necessary for a financially sound county government that was using the money wisely, making good decisions with public support and trying to improve our economy and our quality of life. Roth: No. Rygaard: No, I would not raise property taxes. I am against a tax increase. To what extent should the county continue to spend down reserves that are proportion-

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ally larger than most other counties? Johnson: Clallam County is in relatively good financial condition because there were reserves to get the county through the last “great” recession. The commissioners made a decision to spend down some of these reserves in 2016, which made good sense. I believe a reserve balance needs to be maintained at current levels, and any future reduction must be closely evaluated. A healthy economy will rebuild the reserve fund so that it is available for the future. TURN NEW 2016 Jeep

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