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Residents urge action after multiple fatal crashes on SR 395; county administrator to send letter requesting emphasis patrols
Summary
Residents told Franklin County commissioners about repeated fatal crashes on state Route 395 near Crestlock Road and asked for changes; Administrator Danzel said he will draft a letter asking the Washington State Patrol for emphasis patrols and circulate it to the board and legislators.
Several residents urged Franklin County commissioners to press the state for safety improvements at a stretch of state Route 395 where they said multiple fatal crashes have occurred. Alice Sorrell said that in 2023 there were "two crashes causing three deaths" at an intersection near the Country Mercantile and that August and September 2024 brought additional fatal collisions. She said she had contacted Washington State Department of Transportation staff and was told right- and left-turn…
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