Speedy, thank you very much for your help to this point.
Yes you are correct, the only stop sign I am aware of on Washington street is at the very end on 27th Ave where you must either turn left or right on 27th from Washington. That is miles from where I was stopped or from the intersection in question.
I entered Washington street from Columbia Drive. I work in Pasco (a neighboring city) and came in to Kennewick by driving south over the Cable Bridge. At the Kennewick end of the Cable Bridge I took the free right turn lane on to Columbia Drive heading west - no signal or stop sign for that lane. From Columbia Drive I turned left on to Washington street at the traffic signal there. I don't remember for sure, but I assume at that time of day I probably waited at that light until there was a green arrow to turn left. At that time of day (4:45 p.m.) there is an endless stream of eastbound traffic on Columbia Drive so I would have most likely had to wait for the arrow but again I am not sure. Now heading South on Washington, the first traffic signal I come to is at 1st ave which is where the officer is saying I "ran the stop sign." I did not have to stop for that light as it was green for me so I continued south. As I neared the Red Apple store (which is at the NW corner of 10th and Washington) I noticed an officer coming up behind me very quickly weaving in and out of traffic behind me. I pulled over to let him pass and he pulled in behind me. Once I realized he was stopping me I pulled in to the Red Apple parking lot so we weren't blocking traffic. So the only stop sign I had driven through that afternoon/evening was in the parking lot leaving work and that is 8 miles away in a different city.
I have one more quick question. I have read the information you linked to and completed the Discovery Request you also linked to (thank you very much for those links.) I would like to submit those to the court by certified mail as it would be difficult for me to do it in person in within the time allowed due to work. I would separately send one copy to the Court Clerk for filing and one copy to the Prosecutor, correct? Should they be identical copies, or should I somehow note on the Clerk's copy that it is to file? The little card they sent me with my hearing date is extremely vague.
Thank you again for your help. You have been great.




