WSP Trooper Hit, Injured On I-90 By Speeding DUI Driver

ISSAQUAH, WA - A Washington State Patrol trooper suffered minor injuries Tuesday night when his patrol car was hit by a speeding DUI driver, according to police. The same trooper was hit by a semi along I-90 almost exactly one year ago.

Trooper R. Gagnon, 26, of Kirkland, was parked along I-90 near Highlands Drive. He was in his car monitoring a two-car crash that had just occurred. That's when Jeff Shillcutt, 53, of Issaquah, slammed his Lincoln MKZ into Gagnon's patrol SUV, police said. Both men were taken to Swedish Issaquah for treatment.

Police said Shillcutt was driving too fast for conditions and are pursuing DUI charges.

Gagnon was hit on Feb. 14, 2018, while parked along the shoulder of eastbound I-90. He was not in his patrol vehicle when the semi hit it and was not injured.

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