Crime & Safety
WSP Trooper Escapes Injury After Car Hits Motorcycle
Washington State Patrol said a trooper was uninjured Tuesday morning after a suspected impaired driver hit a patrol motorcycle on I-405.
BELLEVUE, WA — A driver was arrested on suspicion of impairment Tuesday morning after a trooper's motorcycle was hit during a traffic stop in the Bellevue area, according to Washington State Patrol. WSP said the trooper was on a traffic stop on the left shoulder of northbound Interstate 405, just north of State Route 520, when another driver hit his motorcycle and sent it into the van he had pulled over. Fortunately, officials said no one was injured.
#Breaking NB 405 just north of 520. @wastatepatrol motorcycle trooper on a stop on left shoulder when another vehicle came onto the shoulder and struck his bike pushing it into the van he had stopped. Thankfully trooper not injured! 1/2 pic.twitter.com/tgiTjvv9rP
— Trooper Rick Johnson (@wspd2pio) July 27, 2021
The driver who hit the trooper's bike was booked on suspicion of impaired driving and the left lane remained closed while the investigation continued.
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