Washington County deputy returns to duty after deadly TV Highway crash

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputy is back on full duty after he was critically injured in a deadly crash involving five high school students in 2022.

Deputy Michael Trotter -- who has served with WCSO since 2013 -- returned to full duty on Tuesday after spending weeks in the hospital with life-threatening injuries and recovering in a rehab facility following the crash, the sheriff's office said.

“I was repeatedly told I would probably never walk again.