The Columbian, 06 Dec 2012 – Action comes as new law takes effect A 32-year-old Beaverton, Ore., man was speeding at rush hour on Sept. 25. He was heading southbound near the Interstate 5 Bridge when a Washington State Patrol trooper, parked on the side of the freeway with a speed-detection laser, observed that he was traveling 78 mph in a 60-mph zone, according to the trooper’s affidavit.