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March 25, 2020

MEMORIAL PAGE – Trooper Justin R. Schaffer, Washington State Patrol – March 24, 2020

Just before 4:00pm on Tuesday, March 24, 2020, Trooper Justin R. Schaffer of the Washington State Patrol was struck and killed by a fleeing driver while he was placing spike strips on the southbound side of Interstate 5 in Chehalis, WA, during a police pursuit.

Trooper Justin R. Schaffer #646, Washington State Patrol

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January 13, 2020January 13, 2020

Crashes are Down by 35 Percent where Speed Limits were Cut to 25mph in Seattle

Here’s more evidence to disprove the many self-serving, nonsensical allegations that reducing speed limits does nothing to improve road safety!

Photo of Seattle taken from one of my many flights there to instruct advanced driving courses. (Copyright image, 2017.)

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December 21, 2019December 23, 2019

Memorial Page – Sheriff’s Deputy Cooper Dyson, Pierce Co., WA

3:00am, Saturday, December 21, 2019

Pierce County Sheriff’s Department this morning announced in a tweet: “In great sadness we report that Deputy Cooper Dyson was killed in a collision while on duty, as he rushed to aide [sic] fellow deputies who were being assaulted by a domestic violence suspect.”

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