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Troopers: ‘Staying sharp, continued from page “Making sure children are safe crossing the roadways,” he said. Zimmerman does “a quick check of the area,” looking for vehicles that are aban- doned or blocking roads. Some days are relatively quiet, spent enforcing traf— fic laws, and some days are spent “rolling from one call to the next,” according to Gomez. Zimmerman recently re- sponded to a tree that fell on power lines blocking state Route 106 during an April 20 Windstorm. He said that’s common for forested areas like Mason County. Mason County PUD also NEWS BRIEFS Shelton man headed to prison for crash A former Shelton resident will be spending up to 12 years in prison for driving drunk and killing a pregnant woman and her son in Olympia. Draedon James Jorgenson, 28, pleaded guilty in Thurston County Superior Court on May 3 to two \.. Troopers A.J. Gomez and CB. Zimmerman stand in front of their Patrol vehicles at the W_SP Academy in Shelton. Journal photo by June Wi/Iiams_ responded, helping turn off Zimmerman said he loves power and move the tree. on Nov. 10, 2023. of 0.08. lett, who survived. counts of vehicular homicide and one count of vehicular assault. Auditor’s office Jorgenson caused the wrong-way collision that killed Samantha Den- ney, 31, and Adonis Denney, 2, on In- terstate 5 north of US. Highway 101 Prosecutors said Jorgenson had a blood alcohol content of 0.23 at the time of the crash, which is almost three times Washington’s legal limit Judge Mary Sue Wilson gave Jor— genson a 12—year sentence for the deaths and for injuring Samantha Denney’s 8—year—old daughter Scar— seeks volunteers The Mason County Auditor’s “working with all of our Office is seeking volunteers to write an argument against a local measure that will appear on the Aug. 6 prima- ry election ballot. The Mason County voters’ pamphlet will have the bal- lot title, an explanatory statement of each ballot measure, an argument for and the argument against the measure. The written argument is not to exceed 250 words and conform to the Mason County Local Voters’ Pamphlet Administrative Rules for Measures. The following measure currently does not have an argument against committee: North Mason Regional Fire Authority Property Tax Levy Thursday, May 9, 2024 — Shelton-Mason County Journal — Page 9 partners like PUD.” They take their jobs seriously and have the same goals of serv- ing the public and keeping residents safe, he said. Both troopers said they don’t dwell on the dangers of the job. “That does go through your head,” Gomez said. He experienced one risk firsthand when a distracted driver, traveling at highway speeds, struck his Patrol vehicle parked along state Route 3 while Gomez was sitting inside. He wasn’t injured and said the incident is a good example of why Washing— ton’s “Move Over and Slow Down” law, which requires drivers to move over a lane being ready for anything’ or slow down when ap— proaching an emergency ve— hicle on the side of the road, is needed. Zimmerman said he thought about safety before he applied to the academy. “It’s something my wife and I talked about before I took the job,” he said. Gomez said he’s always aware of tinted windows, if a vehicle is reported stolen, if there’s sudden movement in a stopped vehicle in addi— tion to how close he’s stand- ing to the highway with traf’ fic whizzing by. Zimmerman credits WSP training with teaching him the benefits of “stay~ ing sharp, being ready for anything.” for Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services. The Mason County Auditor shall make appointments for the against committee to residents within the district boundaries on a first come, first serve basis. 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