BREMERTON, Wash. — A Washington state motorist received a hefty ticket from a trooper after trying to drive with a windshield nearly completely blanketed in snow.
According to a tweet from Washington State Trooper Katherine Weatherwax, the motorist was issued a $553 ticket by a trooper for driving erratically on a road south of Bremerton on Dec. 4.
The trooper said the highway patrol had received a report of a vehicle “driving erratically,” The Associated Press reported.
#KitsapCounty: A trooper stopped this driver on SR 16 after the vehicle was observed to be completely covered in snow. The driver received a $553 ticket for negligent driving in the 2nd degree.
— Trooper Katherine Weatherwax (@wspd8pio) December 4, 2022
Please take the time to remove all snow from your vehicle before you leave the house. pic.twitter.com/pRHAbdxc8p
The vehicle drove an additional 5 miles before the driver was stopped by a trooper, Weatherwax said.
The driver told the trooper that their windshield wipers were not working, KATU-TV reported.
The trooper issued a citation for second-degree negligent driving and fined the motorist $553, Weatherwax said.
“Please take the time to remove all snow from your vehicle before you leave the house,” Weatherwax tweeted.
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