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Multi-agency ‘HIVE’ patrol to focus on SR 303, SR 304

 

February 26, 2020

BREMERTON – The Washington State Patrol (WSP), Bremerton Police Department (BPD), Port Orchard Police Department (POPD) and the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) are combining efforts for a third “High Visibility Enforcement” (HIVE) patrol tomorrow.

The day long HIVE patrol is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, with a mission of preventing injury, serious injury and fatality collisions along state Route 303 and state Route 304.

HIVE patrol locations and times are dictated by data collected by the WSP. Collision data collected over the past six years identifies the five-mile radius near Gorst as a high volume area, accounting for nearly 35 percent of collisions investigated by WSP troopers in Kitsap County. Twenty-five percent of collisions reported in that area result in injuries, serious injuries or fatalities.

The HIVE patrols last the entire day, with focused efforts during peak collision times. The goal is to conduct 24 HIVE patrols throughout Kitsap County by the end of 2020.

HIVE patrols utilize an all crimes approach, with a focus on collision causing violations including speed, following distance, impaired driving, distracted driving and aggressive driving behaviors. Next week’s HIVE patrol will utilize participating agency motorcycle units, narcotics K9 teams and Drug Recognition Experts (DREs). WSP aircraft will also participate, weather permitting.

 

Law enforcement personnel from the Washington State Patrol, Bremerton Police Department, Port Orchard Police Department and Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office combined efforts in a multi-agency HIVE patrol on state Route 16 and state Route 3 near Gorst on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020. / Courtesy of the Washington State Patrol

 

A Washington State Patrol trooper conducts a traffic stop during the Thursday, Feb. 13 HIVE patrol on state Route 16 near Port Orchard / Courtesy of the Washington State Patrol.

A Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office deputy conducts a traffic stop on state Route 16 in Gorst during the Thursday, Feb. 13 HIVE patrol. / Courtesy of the Washington State Patrol.

A Port Orchard Police Department officer initiates a traffic stop on state Route 16 near Gorst on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020. / Courtesy of the Washington State Patrol.

A Bremerton Police Department officer conducts a traffic stop on state Route 16 in Gorst during the first HIVE patrol on Jan. 23, 2020. / Courtesy of the Washington State Patrol.

 

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