A Washington State Patrol trooper was charged with vehicular homicide after she allegedly plowed into a 20-year-old motorcyclist while drunk behind the wheel.

Clasen, 35, was arrested in connection to the crash and booked into Benton County jail the next day on a 72-hour hold, police confirmed in a press conference. Clasen appeared in c

A Washington State Patrol trooper was in jail after a crash that killed a motorcycle driver Saturday night on Highway 240 in Richland. Sarah Lee Clasen, 35, a trooper who also serves as the Tri-Cities area spokesperson for WSP, was listed as an inmate of the Benton County jail Sunday morning.

An off-duty Washington State Patrol (WSP) trooper involved in a fatal collision late Saturday evening was arrested for DUI vehicular homicide, according to law enforcement officials. The trooper, Sarah Clasen, was driving a personal vehicle at the time of the crash, according to the Richland Police Department (RPD).

The Richland Police Department arrested an off-duty Washington State Patrol trooper Sunday night on suspicion of hitting and killing a motorcyclist while intoxicated. WSP Trooper and Public Information Officer Sarah Clasen was booked into the Benton County Jail following a crash with a motorcyclist on a state highway near Horn Rapids around 7:40 p.

A Washington State Trooper is facing an investigation for vehicular homicide after allegedly driving under the influence and fatally striking a motorcyclist.

A WSP trooper accused of driving under the influence and fatally hitting a motorcyclist in Richland has been placed on administrative leave.