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I-5 crash injures Washington State Patrol trooper SUV driver allegedly crossed 3 lanes before hitting parked patrol car MARYSVILLE — A suspected drunken driver was arrested Friday for investigation of vehicular assault after reportedly rear-ending a Washington State Patrol trooper about two miles north of the Seattle Premium Outlet mall.Traffic backed up several miles for more than three hours during the accident investigation. Trooper Mack Hyatt, 58, a 35-year veteran of the State Patrol, suffered no life-threatening injuries and was extracted from the unmarked patrol car, said trooper Keith Leary. Hyatt was examined for possible back injuries and was taken to Providence Regional Medical Center Everett. Hyatt has been released from the hospital and will be recuperating at home. “He is in good spirits with family and friends,” Leary said Friday afternoon. The accident occurred on the northbound lanes of I-5 at milepost 204 about one mile south of the 172nd Street NE exit to Smokey Point. The trooper was on the left side of the northbound lane near the grassy cabled median when his Dodge Magnum was struck by a black 2004 Dodge Durango sport utility vehicle. “He had just pulled over and was almost to a stop,” Leary said. The SUV crossed three lanes of traffic before striking the patrol car, Leary said. The patrol car then hit a cable barrier. The SUV's driver, a 50-year-old Ferndale man, was accompanied by his wife, 50, and two daughters, 14 and 11. All were able to walk away from the collision. The driver has been booked into Snohomish County Jail for investigation of vehicular assault. Friday's accident was the fifth time since Oct. 28 that a State Patrol car from the Snohomish County area was hit by other drivers, Leary said. In one case, a driver hit a patch of ice and struck two patrol cars near Alderwood mall. In another case, a patrol car was just south of Canyon Park on northbound I-405 when it was hit. The fourth incident involved a suspected drunken driver running into a patrol car on State Avenue at 88th Street NE in Marysville. Leary said he couldn't remember a time “when we have lost that many cars in such a short period of time.” The accidents take a toll, he said. “We don't have an endless supply of spare cars,” he said. “They are very expensive.” However, it's fortunate none of the troopers sustained more serious injuries, he said. The State Patrol is asking witnesses of the collision to call Detective Craig Cardinal at 360-658-2588. It's a standard request when the State Patrol's Major Accident Investigation Team looks into a collision, Leary said. Eric Stevick: 425-339-3446, stevick@heraldnet.com. |
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Hey supermouth, the idiot in the suv crossed over
three lanes of traffic and took out Trooper Hyatt!!
I can tell by your tell-tale lingo, "the hammer-lane", and bad mouthing Mack, that you are another
violater that hates law enforcement because they are out there to protect the public, and put a dent in
your actions!!
By the way, better check your rearview mirrors
next time you are driving in the "hammer lane".
You are probably overdue for a "GREEN PERMIT"!
Mike Larsen | Jan 1, 2010 3:03 am | 0 replies | Request removal
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Hey supermouth, the idiot in the suv crossed over
three lanes of traffic and took out Trooper Hyatt!!
I can tell by your tell-tale lingo, "the hammer-lane", and bad mouthing Mack, that you are another
violater that hates law enforcement because they are out there to protect the public, and put a dent in
your actions!!
By the way, better check your rearview mirrors
next time you are driving in the "hammer lane".
You are probably overdue for a "GREEN PERMIT"!
Mike Larsen | Jan 1, 2010 3:03 am | 0 replies | Request removal
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Hey supermouth, the idiot in the suv crossed over
three lanes of traffic and took out Trooper Hyatt!!
I can tell by your tell-tale lingo, "the hammer-lane", and bad mouthing Mack, that you are another
violater that hates law enforcement because they are out there to protect the public, and put a dent in
your actions!!
By the way, better check your rearview mirrors
next time you are driving in the "hammer lane".
You are probably overdue for a "GREEN PERMIT"!
Mike Larsen | Jan 1, 2010 3:03 am | 0 replies | Request removal
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Hey supermouth, the idiot in the suv crossed over
three lanes of traffic and took out Trooper Hyatt!!
I can tell by your tell-tale lingo, "the hammer-lane", and bad mouthing Mack, that you are another
violater that hates law enforcement because they are out there to protect the public, and put a dent in
your actions!!
By the way, better check your rearview mirrors
next time you are driving in the "hammer lane".
You are probably overdue for a "GREEN PERMIT"!
Mike Larsen | Jan 1, 2010 3:02 am | 0 replies | Request removal
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Too bad it wasn’t a Judge or Politician instead of an Officer. The Officers get them off the road, it’s the judges and laws that put them back on. When will the laws change and put these people away for a while, no second chance. The first time, confiscation of the vehicle, a year in jail and all cost born by the person and that includes jail, food, etc.
Instead the courts slap them on the wrist and let them go with a warning, community service, whatever. These people KILL. WE NEED TOUGH LAWS AND THEY NEED TO BE ENFORCED. DON’T HAVE THE ROOM IN JAIL? WELL SEND THEM TO THaT JAIL IN ARIZONA WHERE THEY PUT THEM IN TENTS IN THE DESERT. THEY FEED THEM ON LESS THAN A $1.00 A DAY THERE.
walter Lasher | Nov 28, 2009 11:27 am | 1 replies | Request removal
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i agree if he was drunk but he wasn't
brian smith | Nov 28, 2009 6:20 pm | Request removal
sounds like the trooper was in the wrong!!
and by the pictures the patrol car wasn't off the road completely when the collision a cured
sounds like a state railroad job get a great attorney
innocent driver !!!!!
brian smith | Nov 28, 2009 6:16 pm | 0 replies | Request removal
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The trooper was driving a Dodge Magnum?? Sounds like that car was maybe a donation from some drug dealer?? so the expense statement is questionable.
Secondly, what was the trooper doing parked in the hammer-lane breakdown lane?
They should hang the drunk drivers a** but I thought it was Illegal to park on the freeway unless you have a mechanical problem.
Jon Cannelo | Nov 28, 2009 10:19 am | 1 replies | Request removal
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Its called doing his job jackass.
some one | Nov 28, 2009 12:51 pm | Request removal