An off-duty Washington state trooper, 35-year-old Sarah Clasen, is accused of fatally striking a motorcyclist while drunk. Months after the fatal charge, she has now been charged.
As reported by Law & Crime, Clasen was charged with vehicular homicide on Thursday, September 4. This comes more than six months after the March 1 crash, which resulted in the death of 20-year-old Jhoser Vega Sanchez.
A probable cause affidavit obtained by the outlet detailed that, before the crash, Clasen exited a “drinking establishment.” After getting in her 2023 Kia, she picked up a pizza from Domino’s Pizza and continued driving on State Route 240, as per the affidavit.
However, when she turned left onto Village Parkway, she allegedly “failed to yield the right of way to Vega Sanchez.” This caused Vega Sa