A truck driver on Interstate 5 may have saved the life of a woman who was half-naked Posted by DC Cargo Mall on October 26, 2011

LACEY, Wash. – A truck driver on Interstate 5 may have saved the life of a woman who was half-naked and soaking wet along the freeway.

John Davis was headed from Portland to Seattle Wednesday morning for a roofing job when the trailer he was hauling got a flat tire near the Nisqually River, according to the Washington State Patrol.  As soon as he pulled over, he saw someone climbing over the guardrail.

Davis’ first reaction was to lock his doors. Then he realized the person was a young woman in her underwear. She was soaking wet and had cuts all over her body from sticker bushes.  Davis said the woman was cold, hungry, thirsty and in pain.
"She just kept saying she was in a lot of pain, saying 'it hurts.  It hurts,'" Davis said.

Davis immediately put her in his truck and drove her to the nearest WSP scale house – still with a flat tire on his trailer. He called 911 and gave the woman food and water while waiting for troopers to arrive.

The woman, 23, is from Centralia. Troopers say the jeep the woman was in got stuck in the mud near Mounts Road. It’s believed she crawled through the swamp and bushes to get to the freeway, which was about 200 yards away.

Troopers say Davis’ willingness to help may have saved the woman’s life.

“She could have easily been hit by a car,” said WSP Trooper Guy Gill.

She was taken to St. Claire Hospital in Lakewood. Her condition was not immediately known, but she was reported to be in the emergency room early Thursday afternoon.

Troopers searched the area by plane and found no indication of anyone else in the area.
Troopers are looking for the man who owns the Jeep Cherokee found near the freeway.  They do not believe he did anything criminal, they just want to make sure he is OK, according to Trooper Gill.