State troopers' life in the danger lane
State troopers' life in the danger lane Passing cars must vacate right lane — or get a ticket By Eric Stevick , Herald Writer Story tools E-mail it Print it Comment Share: Send a letter to the editor advertisement | your ad here MARYSVILLE — They were just a couple of routine traffic stops for speeding. Washington State Patrol Trooper Keith Leary pulled over a black Mercedes and a red Honda as they sped northbound on a three-lane stretch of I-5 near Marysville. Each stop lasted less than five minutes. In the time it took to issue two warnings, 93 other drivers whizzed by in the far right lane, next to the shoulder where the blue and red lights flashed atop Leary’s patrol car. Just two cars and a semi merged left to the middle lane. Little did those dozens of other drivers know they were breaking a state law. On highways where at least two lanes head in the same direction, drivers are required to move over a lane or away from the ...