May 18, 2023 King County: At approximately 9:40pm last night, May 17, 2023, Washington State Patrol (WSP) communications received a call from an individual reporting that they were shot at on SR 18. Once troopers arrived they were able to confirm that the victim vehicle was struck in the driver’s door and the grill which disabled the…
May 14, 2023 King County: At approximately 6:00am yesterday, May 13, 2023, Washington State Patrol (WSP) communications received a call of a female pedestrian SB I-5 near the West Seattle Freeway walking in traffic in an apparent attempt to be struck by vehicles. Troopers responded to the area and thankfully an American Medical Response (AMR) ambulance was…
May 11, 2023 King County: Yesterday, May 10, 2023 Washington State Patrol (WSP) troopers assigned to King County recovered four stolen vehicles one of which led to an arrest. Stolen #1 – Nissan NV 200. This vehicle was discovered just after 5:00am abandoned in the city of Auburn and was taken to a tow yard for safekeeping…
May 10, 2023 Bremerton, Wash. - On Saturday evening, (4/29/23) a Washington State Patrol (WSP) sergeant spotted a Ford Fusion traveling at a high rate of speed on State Route 3. The sergeant noted the car was traveling close to 100 miles-per-hour (mph) in a 45 mph construction zone and attempted to stop the car, but…
May 8, 2023 King County: Friday night, April 28, 2023 was a busy night for the Washington State Patrol (WSP) in King County with fleeing vehicles and the local, regional and national issue of street racing and takeovers. WSP along with other law enforcement agencies has experienced an increase in the number of vehicles fleeing attempted traffic…
May 7, 2023 King County: At approximately 8:40pm on December 29, 2019, Washington State Patrol (WSP) received a 911 call reporting a one car collision SB SR 509 near Cloverdale. Once troopers arrived it was evident that the driver of the vehicle had been shot in the face and CPR was initiated. The driver was transported to…
May 4, 2023 Bingen, WA – Washington State Patrol (WSP) is seeking witnesses or information to a dangerous incident that occurred May 4, 2023 on State Route 14 near milepost 62. Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) was conducting roadway maintenance that required a lane closure in the area. WSDOT workers were flagging alternating traffic into one…
May 2, 2023 Southwest Washington - To combat the often-deadly problem of impaired driving, the Washington State Patrol (WSP) is teaming up with local law enforcement agencies throughout Southwest Washington this weekend, cracking down on impaired drivers.
“Impaired driving remains a major public safety threat that still claims thousands of innocent lives on our roadways every year.…
OLYMPIA, Wash. – The Washington State Patrol (WSP) and allied law enforcement agencies are conducting a statewide High Visibility Enforcement (HVE) patrol on Friday in efforts to reduce serious injury and fatality collisions, as well as deter and interdict crime. The 24-hour “Arrive Alive” emphasis utilizes agency data to help troopers determine areas where agency resources…
April 30, 2023 Spokane County, WA – On April 30th, 2023 at approximately 1:04am, a passenger vehicle collided with the rear of a Washington State Patrol (WSP) vehicle on I-90 near Argonne in the westbound lanes. Two troopers and the sole occupant of the passenger vehicle were injured as a result of this collision. The driver…