Driver gets $553 ticket for taking photos after I-5 collision
A Thursday morning collision on NB I-5 through Lynnwood. (Washington State Patrol, Twitter)
A driver passing the scene of a 5-car collision on I-5 Thursday morning was pulled over and issued a $553 ticket for negligent driving in the second degree, for stopping in traffic to take photos with her phone.
Four lanes on northbound I-5 south of 44th Avenue West in Lynnwood were blocked for most of the morning. Shortly after 8:30 a.m., lanes began to reopen to traffic as tow trucks wrapped up work to clear the scene.
Ensuing backups extended over four miles, stretching past the 220th Street Southwest exit in Mountlake Terrace.
Chinook and Cayuse passes through Mount Rainier National Park to reopen this week by Callie Craighead, SeattlePI
Good news for Seattle drivers looking to plan a scenic day trip over the long Memorial Day weekend: the Chinook and Cayuse passes through Mount Rainier National Park will reopen to drivers for the season this Friday.
The Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) announced through social media Tuesday that maintenance crews were in the final stages of clearing the roadways to open in time for the holiday weekend. Both passes close each winter due to avalanche risk, and had been closed since Nov. 12.
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In a major shake-up to the nation’s biggest transportation project, the chief operating officer of the California High-Speed Rail Authority, Joe Hedges, abruptly left his job this week after a lengthy investigation by the agency and an outside law firm, The Times has learned.
The investigation began at least as early as December, when the rail authority board received an anonymous letter from a state employee alleging that Hedges overruled employee decisions and awarded large unmerited payments to contractors building the project, according to a copy of the letter The Times reviewed.
“Monday was Chief Operating Officer Joe Hedges’ last day with the California High-Speed Rail Authority,” rail authority spokeswoman Melissa Figueroa said in a statement Tuesday morning. “Until a permanent replacement is appointed by the Governor, CEO Brian Kelly is making necessary personnel moves internally to ensure continued progress on construction in the Central Valley.”