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  • WA Detectives Looking For Witnesses In Fatal Collision – KXL

    Washing State Patrol investigators are hoping eyewitnesses will come forward with information about a
    pedestrian struck by multiple vehicles on the southbound I-205 off-ramp to Mill Plain. Credit: MGN

    CLARK COUNTY, WA – The Washington State Patrol is still looking for information regarding a hit and run incident that happened on Sunday, October 26, 2025, at approximately 10:00 p.m.

    They say a pedestrian was hit by multiple vehicles on the southbound I-205 off-ramp to Mill Plain.  Investigators believe several vehicles were in the area at the time of the collision, and they are hoping to get an eyewitness account of the incident.

    If anyone has any information regarding the pedestrian and/or was possibly involved in the collision, please reach out to Detective Justin Eisfeldt via email at [email protected] or by phone at 360-790-4615.

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  • Crash involving 2 semi-truck shuts down I-90 for 3 hours near Easton

    Interstate 90 is back open after a crash involving two semi-trucks stopped traffic near Easton.

    Troopers with Washington State Patrol say the eastbound lanes were closed for about three hours because of the crash.

    One of the trucks was disabled and blocking the right lane near milepost 66. Troopers say the second truck wasn’t able to stop in time, hitting it from behind and causing the truck to roll.

    No word on whether anyone was hurt.

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  • Human remains believed to be Travis Decker found on Grindstone Mountain near Leavenworth

    The Chelan County Sheriff’s announced that they have found human remains in a remote area that are believed to be that of Travis Decker.

    This week, the US Marshals Service Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force headed up a search, including Chelan County Sheriff’s Office, Washington State Patrol, US Border Patrol, US Forrest Service, Spokane County Sheriff’s Office, and the FBI.

    During that search, human remains were found in a remote wooded area south of Leavenworth.

    Chelan County Sheriff Mike Morrison told KIRO 7 that the remains were found on Grindstone Mountain, off Icicle Road. This is a few miles away from where the bodies of Decker’s three daughters were found.

    Crews had to be dropped in via a Spokane County helicopter due to the rough terrain.

    Drones and cadaver dogs helped locate the remains.

    While the remains will need to be positively identified, preliminary findings suggest that the remains belong to Decker, the sheriff’s office said.

    Morrison told KIRO 7 that some items found near the remains, like clothing, were similar to what Decker was wearing when he left. Crews also found “personal items” but did not specify what those were.

    This is a developing story.

    Law enforcement says Decker kidnapped and killed his three young daughters– Paityn (9), Evelyn (8), and Olivia (5)– on May 30 during a scheduled custody visit.

    He has been wanted locally and federally ever since.

    On June 2, Decker’s truck was found unoccupied near the Rock Island Campground.

    The bodies of girls were found nearby.

    During the search for Decker, law enforcement warned that he had military survival training and was likely in remote areas. Several areas in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest were closed as crews scoured the terrain for Decker.

    What may have happened?

    In an exclusive interview with KIRO 7 in June, the girls’ mother, Whitney Decker, said there have never been any problems with visitations with Travis in the past.

    According to documents filed for custodial interference, Whitney and Travis were married for seven years but had been divorced for several years. She said the divorce was civil.

    She told investigators that they had a parenting plan in place by the courts for the divorce, and when Travis lost his housing, those plans changed to accommodate that.

    She also denied any domestic violence incidents in their marriage but said that he would have moments where he tried to exert power or control over her.

    Toward the end of the marriage, he was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, and Whitney did not believe he was on any medications for that, court filings said.

    Travis was supposed to seek mental health treatment and anger management counseling under the parenting plan, but never did, court filings said.

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  • Stuck semi-truck blocks I-5 ramps in downtown Seattle

    A semi-truck stuck on the Spring Street to southbound I-5 ramp in downtown Seattle blocked traffic during Wednesday’s morning commute.

    According to the Washington State Department of Transportation, the southbound I-5 ramp to James Street and the southbound I-5 on-ramp from Spring Street were closed as crews worked to remove the disabled semi.

    Drivers were told to expect delays and seek alternate routes downtown.

    “Restrictive signs have a purpose!” wrote Washington State Patrol Trooper Rick Johnson.

    By 7:20 a.m., the collision had cleared, and the ramp was reopened.

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  • Suspect found in unplugged fridge in Custer after running from Police

    The Washington State Patrol (WSP) says that a suspect was found in a large kitchen appliance after he ran from Police.

    WSP says that on August 31, they responded to a near crash not too far from U.S. Highway 101.

    They say the driver of the car ran, forcing them to use other ways to track him.

    K-9 units, with the help of a drone, were able to track down the suspect.

    The suspect was found inside an unplugged refrigerator.

    WSP didn’t say if the suspect had been taken into custody or what charges they had been booked under.

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  • WA Traffic Safety Commission considering re-establishing DUI checkpoints, lowering BAC

    Newly released body camera video shows the moment of impact when a person suspected of driving under the influence of drugs drove the wrong way on 2nd Avenue, slamming head-on into a Puyallup Police Officer.

    “I’m trapped, car’s on fire,” the officer says to his radio after the airbag deploys.

    The driver was spotted by an officer already arresting someone suspected of DUI just as the Washington State Fair ended Friday evening, according to Puyallup police.

    Those were the first of 30 suspected DUI drivers over the Labor Day weekend.

    “It’s tragic that our officer got hit. Thank God he’s okay, but I think about if our officer didn’t get in the way and stop that vehicle, that could have been a citizen or a family just driving home,” said Captain Jeremy Hendrick, with Puyallup police.

    In King County, Washington State Patrol arrested 25 DUI suspects, King County Sheriff’s Office caught 13 more, and other municipalities had their own DUI arrests.

    “Any DUI arrest, any DUI collisions are 100% preventable,” Trooper Rick Johnson with the State Patrol said. “Especially these days…there are so many ways to get from Point A to Point B if you choose to consume something that will impair you.”

    Washington State Patrol and Puyallup police were some of several law enforcement agencies to bring extra personnel and cruisers for DUI enforcement over the long holiday weekend.

    WSP troopers take arrest and crash data to decide where to target enforcement.

    “It’s geomapping areas to emphasize those areas which historically have been a problem in order to prevent anything bad from happening and removing bad drivers,” Johnson said.

    The Washington Traffic Safety Commission (WTSC) reported more crashes taking place since the pandemic. In 2019, 267 people were killed in DUI crashes compared to 344 people who were killed in those kinds of crashes in 2024.

    The WTSC reported half of all fatal crashes involve a person suspected of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

    “Impaired driving is the number one risk factor we see in fatal crashes,” Mark McKechnie, the external relations director for WTSC.

    In response to rising crashes, the Washington state lawmakers requested the WTSC to find ways to curb DUIs in the state. The Commission proposes:

    • Re-establishing DUI checkpoints

    • Lower the blood-alcohol limit from 0.08 to 0.05

    • Use road-side body fluid tests to test for drugs that aren’t alcohol

    • Crack down on people not using interlock devices who should be

    After the Washington Supreme Court rulings, DUI checkpoints were deemed illegal in the state.

    The WTSC estimates, based on data from other states and countries that have them, 12 deaths and 418 injuries by impaired drivers were prevented by DUI checkpoints. p The $6 million investment would prevent more than $30 million in damages for victims, the study estimates.

    “The impact is a combination of prevention and intervention because part of what you do when you run a checkpoint is you publicize them. You want people to know that there’s a checkpoint so, it provides a deterrence to prevent people from driving impaired in the first place.” McKechnie said.

    McKechnie points to the report showing that lowering the blood alcohol limit would have double the preventable effect on lives lost and injuries caused by impaired drivers. He points to several other countries and states that have lower BAC limits than Washington.

    “By leaving our ‘limit’ per se at 0.08 percent, it unfortunately seems to be sending the public the wrong message that they’re okay to drive until they’re at 0.08 percent or above and that’s simply not true,” McKechnie said.

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  • Eastbound lanes of SR 512 blocked by rollover crash, driver wanted by sheriff’s office detained

    The eastbound lanes of State Route 512 in Pierce County were blocked after a rollover crash on Sunday afternoon.

    According to the Washington State Patrol, the single-car rollover collision happened around 1 p.m. and blocked all lanes of EB SR 512 at Meridian Avenue.

    WSP reports that the car was heading eastbound at a “high rate” of speed when it lost control and struck the barrier.

    The driver was allegedly wanted by the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office and was taken into custody by them.

    Drivers were told to expect an extended closure while the Department of Transportation repaired the cable barrier. Traffic was diverted to Meridian Avenue.

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  • Driver arrested for DUI after high-speed crash on I-5 in Seattle

    A driver was arrested for DUI after a crash on southbound Interstate 5 near Corson in Seattle, according to the Washington State Patrol.

    Troopers said the collision happened late Thursday night.

    Witnesses told investigators the vehicle had been speeding before it crashed.

    Both the driver and passenger were not wearing seatbelts at the time, according to the State Patrol.

    They were treated for minor injuries at the scene.

    Officials said the driver was taken into custody on suspicion of driving under the influence.

    No other vehicles were reported to be involved in the crash.

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  • Pedestrian arrested after allegedly throwing nails onto SR16 in Tacoma

    The Washington State Patrol (WSP) says westbound State Route 16 was closed on Sunday morning due to hundreds of nails that were thrown across the roadway.

    According to WSP, a pedestrian allegedly threw the nails onto the road near South Union Avenue, covering an off-ramp and the right lane of the highway.

    They were arrested and booked into jail for malicious mischief, WSP Trooper John Dattilo posted on X.

    Washington State Department of Transportation crews and WSP troopers worked to clear the nails with a sweeper truck as well as picking them up by hand.

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