OLYMPIA, Wash. – The Washington State Patrol has a message for drivers: slow down.
The State Patrol says troopers are seeing more traffic and more speeders, with many clocked going over 100 miles per hour.
Even with reduced traffic volumes last year, WSP responded to over 35,000 collisions and wrote more than 313,000 tickets for speeding.
Troopers will be out in full force Friday through Sunday to get drivers to slow down before the July 4th weekend.
Their teaming with 10 other Western states to crack down on speeding, distracted and impaired driving.