Early Saturday morning, a crash occurred in Monroe. An SUV and a pickup truck collided head on around 2am along Highway 522 near West Main St. There were three people in the SUV at the time of the crash. Two of the people in the SUV were killed in the crash. The third was taken to Harborview Med...

Seattle Seahawks fullback Owen Schmitt was arrested last Saturday night in Black Diamond for drunk driving. On Thursday, the football player issued an apology to “the team, the NFL, the fans and my family and friends for my actions and poor judgement.” He was stopped after Black Diamond police n...

On Monday night, a car hit a man and two young children in a crosswalk at the intersection of Aloha and 15th Ave. The man and children were briefly hospitalized, but were discharged that same night. The driver of the car was arrested at the scene for DUI after questioning. Police did not release...

On Monday night, a crash occurred when a Ford man lost control of his pickup truck. Around 8:30pm, went off Highway 231 in a curve near milepost 41. The truck rolled over several times before finally coming to rest upright. The passenger in the vehicle was killed in the crash. Authorities believ...

The weekend of the 4th of July is always a dangerous time. People often travel great distances to be with family and friends. This travel can lead to a high incidence of crashes, especially when coupled with the incidence of drunk driving. Because of this, police tend to crack down on drunk driv...

A 2007 study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found that only 2.2% of American drivers tested positive for a BAC over the legal limit on weekends. This has fallen from 4.4% in 1996 and 7.5% in 1973. However, the study also found that 16% of drivers tested positive for drugs ...

Early Thursday morning in Richland, a man was arrested under suspicion of eluding police and drunk driving. Police were called around 1am when the man allegedly left Joker's Casino, driving recklessly. When police attempted to pull him over, the man sped away. His vehicle was later found in an o...

In Nebraska, a woman has been arrested after being pulled over for suspected drunken driving. The woman was arrested and taken to the police station where she struggled against officers and later freed herself from the handcuffs. Once free, the woman bit one of the officers on the arm. She has s...

A study has shown that drunk driving arrests among women have grown drastically over the last few years. The Transportation Department reported that the incidence of female drunk driving arrests has grown 28.8% from 1998 to 2007. The same report showed that drunk driving arrests are down 7.5% am...

Earlier in the week, a hit and run crash occurred in Lynden. An SUV crossed the center line and struck a semi truck head on at the intersection of East Badger Road and Northwood Road. The driver of the SUV then fled the scene. According to police, a 3 month old passenger in the SUV was killed in...