This vehicle, stolen in Auburn on Sept. 25 was involved in a high speed chase that went from SeaTac through the Tukwila area and finally ended with the suspect hitting a spike strip and turning the wrong way on to SR 99 before fleeing the vehicle. Two men and a woman, all with felony warrants were arrested the bushes near the roadway.
A stolen car from Auburn that was involved in a high speed chase from SeaTac to Seattle ended up going the wrong way on SR99 at the base of the First Ave. South Bridge and the arrest of three suspects.
The chase began when a King County sheriff's deputy attempted to stop what was a suspected stolen vehicle in the SeaTac area. According to Sherrif's spokesperson B.J. Myers the vehicle reached speeds over 90 mph as it attempted to flee up I-5, Hwy 599 and ended up near the base of the southbound First Ave. South Bridge where the suspect left the vehicle. The suspects were contained in a brushy area there and were aided by a homeless person who told them where the suspects had gone. Two men and a woman in their 20's and 30's were arrested. A gun was recovered from the vehicle as well.
The chase was extensive. Myers said, "The deputy that initially saw the vehicle waited a long time before turning on his lights as he waited for other officers to arrive to support him. The vehicle was able to travel well into Tukwila and South Seattle before we even attempted to stop it. Once we did attempt to stop it, it took off. We used spike strips to try to stop the vehicle. Those had a good effect. The vehicle eventually went the wrong direction here on 599."
All three suspects have felony warrants and will be charged with unlawful possession of a stolen vehicle.
