Washington State Patrol troopers cited 170 high-occupancy vehicle lane violators in a span of under three hours on Wednesday, Trooper Rick Johnson tweeted.
Johnson said that HOV violators are the source of the most complaints in District 2, which is King County.
During Wednesday’s emphasis patrol, troopers also stopped three drivers for aggressive speed and one for a seat belt violation.
#HOVviolators are the source of the number one complaint for the @wastatepatrol in District 2 (King County) This morning for 2.5 hours the motorcycle detachment had an emphasis to address this issue. This is what they did! pic.twitter.com/6fXI0OhWSC
— Trooper Rick Johnson (@wspd2pio) August 17, 2022
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