The driver said he smoked marijuana hours before the crash, and also had consumed multiple beers, according to WSP.
MARYSVILLE, Wash. — The driver who is accused of hitting and killing a Washington State Patrol (WSP) trooper over the weekend told deputies he had used marijuana and drank multiple beers before the deadly crash, court documents say.
Just before 3 a.m. on March 2, Trooper Christopher M. Gadd was hit by a driver on southbound I-5 near Marysville while working, according to WSP. He died at the scene. Authorities said the suspect was driving at a high rate of speed when he struck Gadd’s patrol vehicle.
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