A glamorous Washington State trooper, known for advocating safe driving and urging motorists to stay alert while behind the wheels, has been arrested for allegedly driving under the influence and hitting a motorcyclist and killing him.

The Richland Police Department arrested an off-duty Washington State Patrol trooper Sunday night on suspicion of hitting and killing a motorcyclist while intoxicated. WSP Trooper and Public Information Officer Sarah Clasen was booked into the Benton County Jail following a crash with a motorcyclist on a state highway near Horn Rapids around 7:40 p.

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.