<p>TOPPENISH — Four people were detained Thursday after a pound of marijuana was discovered following a traffic stop on Highway 97 south of Toppenish, the Washington State Patrol reported.</p><p>Officers were involved in an emphasis patrol being conducted in memory of a Klickitat County sheriff’s deputy killed in a traffic crash when they stopped the car about 12:30 p.m. 10 miles south of Toppenish, State Patrol Lt. Jim Keightley said.</p><p>The car has been seized as the drug investigation continues.</p><p>The Yakima County Traffic Safety Task Force and the Klickitat County Sheriff’s Office organized the emphasis patrol in honor of Sgt. Peter Garland, who died July 18, 2007, in a head-on crash on Highway 97 about 22 miles south of Toppenish.</p><p>Garland was in his personal car when it was struck by a 20-year-old Carnation, Wash., man speeding in a no-passing zone. The driver had been using marijuana before the crash. He pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide and was sentenced to 20 months in prison.</p><p>Although Garland was taking a day off, his death was recognized as a line-of-duty casualty because he was on-call supervisor for the sheriff’s office.</p><p>The emphasis patrol will run through Saturday between the Goldendale and Toppenish weigh stations.</p><p>Sheriff’s deputies from Yakima County are also participating in special patrols. </p>
TOPPENISH -- Four people are in custody this afternoon after a pound of marijuana was discovered following a traffic stop on Highway 97 south of Toppenish, the Washington State Patrol reported. Officers were involved in an emphasis patrol being conducted
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