Grant County Sheriff’s Office Asks for Patience with Farm Equipment on Road

The Grant County Sheriff's Office is asking for patience from drivers when encountering farm equipment rolling down the road.

Public Information Officer Kyle Foreman said living with the agricultural industry is part of living in the Columbia Basin, so please be mindful of farm workers.

"They all travel at a slower speed so sometimes that causes slowdowns in traffic. People get impatient and try to pass the farm implement(s), sometimes putting them in a position where they could go head-on with a vehicle coming the other way," Foreman said.

According to Foreman, being stuck behind farm equipment is sometimes a part of life and the most important thing one can do at that point is to simply remember to be safe.

"We also ask that the operators of the farm implements be as courteous as they can," continued Foreman, "If there's an opportunity to let the line of cars behind them to pass, please allow that to happen."

At least two farm workers in the region have been killed after accidents on the highway within the last three years.