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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. The deadline to vol-
unteer for an against committee is 4 A
pm. Friday.
To volunteer or for more informa-
tion, contact the Mason County Elec-
tion Department at 360—427-9670
ext. 470 or electionsClimasoncounty-
wa. gov.
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