July 31, 2025
KITTITAS and GRANT County, Wash. – Washington State Patrol (WSP) District 6 is partnering with other law enforcement agencies to conduct a High Visibility Enforcement (HiVE) patrol, with the shared goal of reducing serious injury and fatality collisions.
Watershed festival is arguably one of the biggest outdoor festivals in Washington State. The 3-day concert series will begin Friday, August 1st and ends Sunday August 3rd.
During Watershed weekend, WSP will be conducting our third HiVE patrol out of a series of four for the year. “Our goal is to contact collision-causing violations that are often seen during the influx of traffic in and out of the George/Gorge area for the annual Watershed country music festival.” stated Trooper Jeremy Weber, District 6 PIO. He went on to say, “DUI, speed, restraints, aggressive driving, distracted driving, and towing violations will be among the collision-causing violations we will be targeting.”
Some resources WSP will use include: the Aggressive Driving Apprehension Team (ADAT) vehicles, Aviation, and several marked patrol cars equipped with state-of-the-art speed measuring devices strategically placed within Grant and Kittitas Counties.
Updates on the progress throughout the HiVE patrol will be provided on WSP District 6 social media platforms, including Instagram (wastatepatrol_d6) and/or X (@wspd6pio).
For questions or interviews, please contact Public Information Officer Trooper Jeremy Weber.
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