Washington Driver Fined $533 for Not Clearing Snow from Car Windshield

You'd hope you'd have more common sense than this driver but they didn't and it cost them a pretty heavy fine.

This happened on state route 16 somewhere between Tacoma and Port Orchard. The trooper pulled over this vehicle to see that they could. Couldn't see, that is. This is why you not only clear all the snow from the windshield but also the top of the car as you never know where that will slide off.

They counted this as 2nd-degree negligent driving. They got off very lucky. They could've been seriously injured or have crashed into another vehicle or anything where, as you can see from the photo, they don't have a lot of room to see.

This was also the 2nd time this day. The first time the car was called in as driving erratically. They drove an additional 5 miles prior to being stopped. They said their windshield wipers weren't working. Either way, that's no excuse for having this much snow on your windshield.

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