Troopers write 130 tickets along I-90 as part of HOV emphasis patrol

Troopers with the Washington State Patrol conducted an emphasis patrol looking for HOV lane violators along Interstate 90 near Mercer Island Thursday.

Along westbound I-90, from East Mercer to Rainier Avenue, six motorcycle troopers wrote 130 HOV citations in 2-and-a-half hours.

Trooper Rick Johnson noted that one driver was cited twice, just two miles apart.

“It’s 2024, my dog identifies as a person.”