According to the report, the trooper was driving a vehicle off-duty when the vehicle was involved in a collision with a motorcycle rider

Richland Crash
Rider Killed, WSP Trooper Arrested after Richland Crash on Highway 240

Richland, WA.- A motorcyclist was killed in a crash that led to the arrest of a Washington State Patrol trooper on Saturday evening.

The accident took place on Highway 240 on Saturday, March 1.

According to the report, the trooper was driving a vehicle off-duty when the vehicle was involved in a collision with a motorcycle rider.

The motorcyclist was killed in the accident.

The WSP Trooper was arrested and booked into the Benton County Jail for DUI and vehicular homicide.

An investigation into the incident is ongoing.