A Washington State Patrol trooper was injured late Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, after being struck while investigating a crash on southbound SR-3 near the Sherman Heights area outside Bremerton, in Kitsap County. Around 10:37 p.m., a 29-year-old man allegedly drove off the highway shoulder and into a ditch; while the responding trooper’s patrol car was stopped at the scene, another vehicle came around a bend in the highway and rear-ended it. The trooper reported neck pain and was treated for minor injuries. The passenger in the initial crash, a 30-year-old Port Orchard woman, was transported to Tacoma General Hospital. The right lane of southbound SR-3 was closed while troopers investigated.
According to the Kitsap Sun, the 29-year-old driver of the initial crash faces potential DUI and vehicular assault charges, though prosecutors had not formally filed charges as of the outlet’s report while the Washington State Patrol investigation continued. The outlet reported the passenger was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash. KING 5 separately reported that a trooper was struck by a vehicle while investigating a crash in Kitsap County around the same time, corroborating the incident. No further updates on the trooper’s condition or formal charges had been released as of publication.
