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Washington State Patrol officials have identified a man killed while crossing State Route 223 in Granger
Friday night as 42 year old William Hegstrom of Issaquah. Troopers say that
Hegstrom was crossing 223 at Bailey Avenue when a southbound semi truck struck
and killed him in the roadway

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It's the law in Washington state but plenty of people still apparently ignore seat-belts and while the seat-belt rate in Yakima County is close to 95 percent.  State Troopers say the contacts they've made with drivers not wearing their seat belts has continued to grow since 2010 when 41 hundred citations were issued

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Local authorities this month are involved in a special emphasis patrol called drive hammered get nailed.  Angie Ward the program manager for the Washington Traffic Safety Commission says the emphasis patrol continues through September 3

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Summertime is a time when a lot of people like to party.  Some drink and drive and local authorities this week will be involved in a special emphasis patrol called "Drive Hammered Get Nailed".  Angie Ward the program manager for the Washington Traffic Safety Commission says the emphasis will happen August 17 through September 3

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Our news partner KIMA Action News has learned an internal investigation has a Washington State Patrol trooper based out of Yakima on paid administrative leave.

A spokesperson from Olympia says Trooper Travis Lamb is

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A sunny summer ride on a motorcycle on Highway 12 turned into emergency helicopter rides for two people near Ethel.

Two people on a motorcycle both suffered broken legs after a crash with a mini-van

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State troopers were patrolling the highways for drunk drivers throughout the Fourth of July. From 6 p.m Tuesday to 7 a.m. yesterday, Washington State Patrol officers cited just eight motorists for driving under the influence. Just three of t

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A 6-month-old died at a Yakima hospital following a crash Sunday afternoon on I-82 south of Ellensburg.

Police say a car lost a cooler which landed in the road. A car driven by 23-year-old, Wesley Fletcher slowed down to avoid the cooler

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The Yakima County Sheriff’s Office, Yakama Nation Police and the Washington State Patrol will be conducting DUI Emphasis Patrols on the Yakama Reservation June 9. This patrol is sponsored by the White Swan Community Coalition

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A Yakima man riding a motorcycle on Highway 12 near White Pass had to be taken by helicopter to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle on May 27. It’s unclear why Paul M. Keller’s motorcycle lost control, but an investigating trooper does not believe alcohol was involved

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