A trooper at the entrance of Crystal Mountain on SR 410.
Overview
District 2 serves King County with over 2.2 million residents who traverse through some of the most highly congested Interstates and State Routes in all of Washington. Providing a safe motoring environment and reducing serious injury collisions rests on a dedicated team of nearly 180 troopers, sergeants, administrative personnel, communication officers, and command staff all well versed in responding to a variety of routine and emergency situations which impact traffic safety operations.
District 2 works in partnership with the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to ensure safe driving conditions of our motoring public along Snoqualmie Pass and State Route 410 to Crystal Mountain. The collaboration required for successful crowd management and Pass operations highlights the great work our employees do to support each other, our partners and the citizens of King County.
Key Measurements and Statistics
In 2019, District 2 troopers initiated 111,168 violator contacts, removed 3,321 impaired drivers from King County roadways, stopped 18,985 aggressive drivers, answered 45,613 calls for service and investigated 14,699 collisions.
Successes of 2019
Our greatest success in 2019 was the ability to reduce traffic fatalities with an incredible 57 percent reduction from 2018; 47 traffic deaths from 39 collisions versus 20 deaths from 20 collisions.
For the first time in over 30 years, there were no road closures on Interstate 90 over Lake Washington as part of the Blue Angels Airshow. The district also partnered with Mercer Island Police Department and the Department of Fish and Wildlife to augment their Boating Under the Influence enforcement efforts on Lake Washington. There were no incidents or collisions related to the airshow across the Interstate 90 bridge deck. Additionally, there were 52 Boating Under the Influence arrests and only one injury related to alcohol use on Lake Washington.
District 2 personnel continue their partnership with Seattle area emergency response agencies as part of the Seattle Area Joint Operation Group (SAJOG) in an effort to bring transportation stakeholders together to think creatively, take action, and create the transportation system of the future. SAJOG is part of the Challenge Seattle project, which aims to ensure the greater Seattle area continues to thrive as one of the most vibrant, innovative, and globally competitive regions in the world. Information on the Challenge Seattle Project can be found here. This is accomplished by addressing education, middle income housing affordability, and transportation/mobility issues.
District 2 personnel with support from Fusion Center detectives, analysts, and our allied law enforcement agencies, partnered together to plan for and respond to many large scale events in the city of Seattle, and ensure the freeway system was not impacted; no impacts to the freeway system resulted from these events.