WSP Trooper Sarah Clasen was driving when investigators said she turned in front of a motorcycle, resulting in the death of the 20-year-old rider.

According to court documents, WSP Trooper Sarah Clasen was drunk hours after the crash. The crash happened along State Route 240 (SR 240) and Village Parkway in Richland at approximately 7:30 p.m.

Prosecutors prepare charges for WSP trooper Sarah Clasen in a Richland DUI crash near Horn Rapids neighborhood that killed 20-year-old Jhoser Sanchez.

The announcement comes three months after Haskell was appointed special prosecutor to a deadly crash case in Benton County involving State Patrol Trooper Sarah Clasen, a case where criminal ...

WSP Trooper Sarah Clasen is accused of hitting and killing a motorcyclist while off-duty. (Photo via KEPR Action News and WSP website) ...

Clasen, a 13-year veteran with the Washington State Patrol, served in the district that stretched between Yakima and Walla Walla as a public information officer.

WSP said the goal of the patrols is to help learn about driving decisions and habits. The increased traffic enforcement will last through the end of July.

A woman was arrested on outstanding warrants and assault of a Washington State Patrol trooper near the Maytown Rest Area in Thurston County, Washington.

Washington State Patrol catches HOV lane violator using a spooky dummy for a fake passenger in a creative enforcement tactic.