Ten minutes of freedom
A security guard at the Grays Harbor County Courthouse on March 24 was alerted by a citizen who observed a man inside her vehicle just outside.The officer contacted the Grays Harbor County Sheriff’s office, then observed the man getting out of the citizen’s vehicle, according to a Sheriff’s Office release.
He detained the suspect for deputies, who placed the 30-year old under arrest for vehicle prowling.The man had been released from the jail just 10 minutes earlier, and was found to have in his possession what appeared to be methamphetamine and heroin.
The suspect admitted he had found the drugs in another vehicle he had already prowled during his 10 minutes of freedom. The suspect’s action were all caught on surveillance cameras.
The owner of the drugs has not come forward to report the crime to the Sheriff’s Office.
Deadline approaching to remove studded tires
Motorists have through March 31 to take the studded tires off their vehicles or face traffic fines of $136.
The deadline to remove studded tires will not be extended this year, state Department of Transportation officials said in a news release Friday.
Washington and Oregon share the same studded tire deadline, the news release said. Other states may have later deadlines, but Washington law applies to all drivers in the state, even visitors.
For everything you need to know about studded tires, visit the DOT website: wsp.wa.gov/traveler/traction.html.
Raymond teen dies in accident
A fatal accident late Sunday evening involving two vehicles claimed the life of 18-year-old Jennyfer Hernandez-Sarich of Raymond.
The Washington State Patrol reported that at about 8:42 p.m., a 1996 Nissan pick-up driven by 32-year-old Jose Arteaga Morales was traveling northbound on US Highway 101 when it crossed the centerline 1 mile north of the Grays Harbor/Pacific County Line and struck Hernandez-Sarich’s 1992 Toyota Tercel head-on.
Arteaga Morlaes and 26-year-old passenger Manuel Morales Bucio were injured in the collision and transported to Grays Harbor Community Hospital for treatment. Both were wearing seatbelts. Hernandez-Sarich was not. Next of kin has been notified.
According to the report, drugs and or alcohol were not a factor in the accident, which is still under investigation.
