A Washington State Patrol officer is in stable condition after being struck by a vehicle Tuesday morning while conducting a traffic stop on Highway 101 near Discovery Bay in Jefferson County.
The officer and driver were airlifted with serious injuries to Harborview Medical Center, Trooper Chelsea Hodgson said on Twitter. The officer was listed as stable Tuesday afternoon, while the driver remained in serious condition, according to hospital spokesperson Susan Gregg.
The state commercial vehicle enforcement officer was conducting a traffic stop at about 10 a.m. on southbound lanes just north of the Highway 104 interchange when he was hit by a man fleeing from an arson site in a stolen truck.
The incident on the highway is being investigated as vehicular assault and the driver was taken into custody on suspicion of driving under the influence, Hodgson said.