OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington State Patrol says drivers are increasingly refusing to stop for troopers – and other law enforcement agencies also say this is becoming a common occurrence. The Northwest News Network reports that from January 1 to May 17 of this year, the agency logged 934 failure-to-yield incidents. While the patrol didn’t track this in the past, veteran troopers say there’s been a dramatic uptick. Steve Strachan, the executive director of the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs, connects the increase in failures-to-yield to passage last year of House Bill 1054, a sweeping police tactics law that barred high-speed pursuits except in limited circumstances. Backers of the measure Advocates for police reform opposed the change said police pursuits were too dangerous.
Washington police say drivers aren’t stopping for them
