Lewis County Sirens.com

By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

CHEHALIS – A nearly 50-mile police chase down Interstate 5 ended near Vader this morning; the driver had failed to stop for speeding, according to the Washington State Patrol.

It began about 3:40 a.m. when a trooper tried to pull a vehicle over near milepost 109 in Olympia for going too fast, according to the state patrol.

They didn’t want to stop and a pursuit reaching speeds of 118 mph ensued, Trooper Todd Bartolac said.

Numerous law enforcement officers got involved because when they ran the license plate, they found the suspected driver had quite a bit of history, threatening police, Bartolac said.

Law enforcement used spike strips and flattened one of the tires, he said.

Finally, a PIT maneuver was performed near milepost 60 and the driver was taken into custody, without further incident, Bartolac said. The driver was to be booked into the Thurston County Jail.

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