The casino has lost 4 employees on SR18 within the past 5 years, Decorah said. 'I just want to see a safer highway for people to travel back and forth,' Decorah told KOMO News. Starting Monday, a 25-seat shuttle bus will transport employees between Covington and the casino from 4 A.M. They were just extraordinary, sweet people,' Decorah said.īrain-storming and surveys sent out to the approximately 420 employees that use SR18 everyday have lead the casino to create a new shuttle service to try to make the drive to and from work safer, Decorah said. They weren’t just the best of team members. 'That was devastating to the entire team when we lost them. Last October, a mother and daughter on their way to work at Snoqualmie Casino were killed when another driver crossed the center line on SR18 and hit them head-on. 'Whenever we get one of those notices that traffic is backed up, you hold your breath for a second,' Snoqualmie Casino President & CEO Brian Decorah told KOMO News on Sunday night.ĭecorah says he never wants to get another phone call about the loss of another employee. It comes nearly 8 months after two casino employees were killed in a crash on SR18. The employee shuttle service starts Monday morning. Deadly crashes along a 7-mile stretch of State Route 18 has prompted a new shuttle service for Snoqualmie Casino employees.
