A pickup in the westbound Higway 240 turn lane waits for an oncoming semi-truck to turn into the Horn Rapids housing development onto Village Parkway Monday morning in Richland. The investigative paint markings, engine fluid stains and debris from Saturday night’s fatal collision are still apparent on the asphalt.

A WSP trooper accused of driving under the influence and fatally hitting a motorcyclist in Richland has been placed on administrative leave.

An off-duty Washington State Patrol (WSP) trooper involved in a fatal collision late Saturday evening was arrested for DUI vehicular homicide, according to law enforcement officials.

Sarah Clasen was arrested after she allegedly collided with a motorcyclist while drunk at an intersection in Village Parkway in Richland at around 7:39 p.m. on Saturday, Mar. 1, the Richland WA Police

Washington State Patrol Trooper Sarah Clasen, who is accused of taking the life of 20 year-old Jhoser Sanchez in a drunk driving accident, was released from the Benton County Jail Monday afternoon.

A Washington State Patrol trooper was in jail after a crash that killed a motorcycle driver Saturday night on Highway 240 in Richland. Sarah Lee Clasen, 35, a trooper who also serves as the Tri-Cities area spokesperson for WSP, was listed as an inmate of the Benton County jail Sunday morning.

The Washington State Patrol trooper arrested in a fatal car crash in Richland over the weekend was released from jail Monday and placed on administrative leave.