The Washington State Patrol (WSP) is partnering with other law enforcement agencies to conduct emphasis patrols in North Central Washington throughout next week.
The efforts, which are known as High Visibility Enforcement (HiVE) patrols, will focus on distracted driving in Chelan, Grant, Kittitas, and Okanogan Counties with the goal of reducing serious injury and fatality collisions...
All four local police agencies and the state patrol were sent to the scene at about 9:45 pm in the 1100 block of Red Apple Road near Wenatchee High School.
IF YOU DRIVE A CAR IN WASHINGTON, YOU PROBABLY SPEED
A recent study conducted by the Washington Traffic Safety Commission (WTSC) has revealed that most of the state's drivers are speeding when behind the wheel.
The study canvased roadways of all types in over 200 locations throughout the state, including more than a dozen in North Central Washington, and discovered that 76% of drivers traveled at
Trooper Christopher Gadd was parked on the right shoulder of I-5 in Marysville when he was hit from behind by a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed.
Douglas County Fire District 5 and Mansfield Ambulance were sent to the scene as were Douglas County Sheriff's deputies and Washington State Patrol troopers.
Two people have injuries following a single-vehicle accident in Warden on Wednesday night.
The Grant County Sheriff's Office says the incident happened around 9:45 p.m. at South Main and West Sixth Streets, when a pickup driven by 28-year-old Humberto Martinez Aguilar failed to stop at the intersection and struck a cinder block retaining wall...
Troopers say the teenager was traveling southbound at about 8:15 when he lost control on a curve, causing the car to overturn and come to a rest on its top.