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STATE v. WHATCOM COUNTY DIST. COURT

No. 5523-1.

19 Wn. App. 429 (1978)

575 P.2d 1094

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, on the Relation of William B. McDonald, Appellant, v. WHATCOM COUNTY DISTRICT COURT, Respondent.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division One.

March 6, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David S. McEachran, Prosecuting Attorney, and Dennis J. De Felice, Deputy, for appellant.

Edward B. Ross, for respondent.

PER CURIAM:

The sole issue on appeal is whether RCW 46.64.017 grants a law enforcement officer the authority to make an arrest at a place removed from the immediate scene of the accident. The statute provides in pertinent part as follows:

A law enforcement officer investigating at the scene of a motor vehicle accident may arrest the driver of a motor vehicle involved in the accident if the officer has probable cause to believe that the driver has committed...

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