> Amid an alarming increase in traffic fatalities, King County forms new Felony Traffic Unit
Amid an alarming increase in traffic fatalities, King County forms new Felony Traffic Unit
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In Amy Freedheim’s office at the King County Courthouse in Seattle, dozens of pictures plaster her wall. People of all ages, races and backgrounds smile out at her as she works.
The pictures represent just a fraction of the victims in the vehicular homicide cases she has tried during her thirty years with the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. When asked if the volume of photos is hard to look at, she says this:
“Defense attorneys will come in and they’ll say, ‘Oh my god, isn’t it oppressive?’ and ‘Doesn’t it make you sad?’ And I’m like, no,” Freedheim said. “I mean I want to remember the case from them… I want to remember my victims, and they give me the incentive to keep doing this.”
Read the full story here: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/felony-traffic-unit-king-county/281-db7a78b9-8df6-460a-9a21-6c48d7f71914