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Washington troopers bust 187 HOV violators in 3 days

Nov 18, 2017, 7:49 AM

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Police say a suspected drunk driver struck and killed a woman standing in the roadway on a freeway exit near Olympia early Saturday. (File photo courtesy KIRO7 TV.)

(File photo courtesy KIRO7 TV.)

Washington state troopers busted 187 HOV violators in three days, Trooper H. Axtman said Friday.

Axtman said the troopers were out this week focusing on “HOV lane cheaters.”

In a three-day span, with three devoted hours each day, 187 people were caught violating the HOV lane and were ticketed.

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