Trooper delivered a baby boy on State Route 153 near Twisp.
Trooper with Wenatchee area Chief for a Day Ariah Price.
Troopers seized 58 pounds of marijuana located in a hidden compartment following an erratic driving contact.
Overview
District 6 is situated in the north central part of the state with headquarters in Wenatchee. The district provides service in Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Kittitas, and Okanogan Counties. Detachments are located in Ellensburg, Moses Lake, Okanogan, and Wenatchee. The Motor Carrier Safety Division Port-of-Entry facility is located on Interstate 90 near milepost 80, west of Cle Elum.
District 6 services 1,537 miles of interstate and state routes, and assists with an additional 7,058 miles of county roads when needed. There are 124 employees assigned to law enforcement, traffic investigations, auto theft, narcotics investigations, vehicle inspections, communications, and support services.
District 6 oversees several large community events such as the Ellensburg Rodeo, Leavenworth Oktoberfest, Chief for a Day kicking off the Wenatchee Apple Blossom Festival, Omak Stampede, Gorge Concerts in George, and Winter Lighting Festival in Leavenworth. District 6 is well known for its diverse beauty, vast agriculture, mountain ranges, water systems and year round recreational opportunities.
Key Measurements and Statistics
In 2019, District 6 troopers:
- Made more than 55,000 contacts
- Answered more than 14,000 calls for service
- Assisted more than 8,500 motorists
- Investigated more than 2,600 collisions
- Arrested nearly 700 impaired drivers
Successes of 2019
Fewer Injury and Fatality Collisions
In 2019, there has been an 11 percent reduction in collisions resulting in injury or death. Troopers used collision data to direct their work in traffic enforcement areas. The results were as follows: one less fatality collision, 49 less injury collisions, 25 less impaired driver collisions, and seven less collisions involving unrestrained occupants.
Construction Zone Safety
District 6 and the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) continued partnerships in evaluating and enforcing traffic control issues in and around active construction zones on Interstate 90 in Kittitas County. This was reinforced by the work of our Public Information Officer’s through social media, educational campaigns and media advisories. No major collision occurred in Interstate 90 construction zones during 2019.
Traffic Mobility
District 6 partnered with WSDOT to improve traffic flow in and out of Leavenworth for the annual Tree Lighting Ceremony by adjusting traffic signal rotation patterns. This reduced travel time and congestion.