VIDEO: KING 5: Captain who crashed ferry in West Seattle had long history of work troubles, records show… featuring Sen. Curtis King

“I’m very disappointed. We put people’s lives in jeopardy,” said Sen. Curtis King (R-Yakima), who is a ranking member of the state’s Joint Transportation Committee. “It was already a system in trouble, and [the crash] just exacerbated all the challenges that we had. Then we have to look at the cost and the citizens of the state of Washington need to bear that cost.”