The Washington State Patrol is mourning the loss of one of their own, while two additional troopers were hospitalized over the weekend following multiple crashes on state roads.
Timeline: — Trooper Rick Johnson, public information officer for WSP, repeated a common agency slogan “Move Over or Slow Down”on X (formerly Twitter), on Sunday morning following news of a third crash involving state troopers since Friday.
Sunday, Dec. 21: One trooper hospitalized while helping a driver on the road
Trooper Johnson said a WSP trooper was struck by a driver not paying attention on Sunday morning around 7 a.m. That trooper was hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries.
The crash happened on State Route 512 near Canyon Road. He was reportedly helping someone with car troubles. Authorities shut down the road in both directions for hours on Dec. 21.…