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Drunken driver hits bus shelter

Posted by Unknown | Mar 10, 2014 | 0 Comments

A suspected drunken driver crashed into a bus shelter in Columbia City causing him to suffer life threatening injuries. According to police, the driver of a Ford Explorer was speeding when he lost control of the SUV and went up on the sidewalk striking a metal bus shelter. This caused the SUV t...

Police to step up road patrols over the weekend

Posted by Unknown | Mar 10, 2014 | 0 Comments

Seattle area law enforcement departments have announced that they will be stepping up their traffic patrol efforts over the weekend in honor of the Night of 1,000 Stars.  The Night of 1,000 Stars has been held annually for 20 years by police departments in Washington to represent the number of on...

Prosecutors fight to get Breathalyzer tests used in DUI cases

Posted by Unknown | Mar 10, 2014 | 0 Comments

In 2008, Breathalyzer tests were thrown out  in King County, Washington after problems in the toxicology labs were discovered. As of now, police officials can use a Breathalyzer tests if they suspect that a driver is drunk, but the results can not be used in the court room. The test results were...

Law enforcement steps up patrol for Labor Day weekend

Posted by Unknown | Mar 10, 2014 | 0 Comments

The last two weeks of August through Labor Day weekend, police officials have beefed up the patrol on drunken driving. There will be more law enforcement officials on streets to keep an eye out for impaired drivers in King County. This idea is part of a program called “Drive Hammered, Get Nailed...

Seattle Police Officer convicted in DUI case

Posted by Unknown | Mar 10, 2014 | 0 Comments

A Seattle Police officer was convicted in  DUI case that he was arrested for last year. When the officer was arrested he asked the state trooper that pulled him over “Are you sure you want to do this?' as he handed his law enforcement identification badge to the trooper. The minimum sentence th...

I-5 accident injures 5 in Seattle

Posted by Unknown | Mar 12, 2014 | 0 Comments

Three motor vehicles and a semi-truck were involved in a collision on Interstate 5 late Monday night that left five people with varying degrees of injuries. All of the vehicles were northbound when a 31-year-old driver lost control of his Mitsubishi Eclipse, and crashed into two other vehicles. ...

Man arrested for DUI after accident in Seattle

Posted by Unknown | Mar 10, 2014 | 0 Comments

A man was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence and vehicular assault after running a red light and collided with another vehicle causing two people to be sent to the hospital. According to the police report, the man was driving east on S. Ryan Way when he failed to stop at a red li...

Bicyclist injured in crash with suspected drunken driver

Posted by Unknown | Mar 10, 2014 | 0 Comments

According to a Seattle Police report, a woman was injured while riding her bicycle after she was hit by a car that was driven by a suspected drunk driver. The accident occurred during the early hours of Saturday at the intersection of 10th East Ave and East Lynn. The roadway where the accident o...

Seattle police officer arrested for DUI

Posted by Unknown | Mar 12, 2014 | 0 Comments

Early Saturday morning, a Seattle police sergeant was arrested for driving under the influence and involvement in a hit-and-run accident. According to the State Patrol, officers reported that the sergeant committed a series of traffic violations in the department-leased Chevrolet Impala.  The se...

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