Overnight pursuit ended in DuPont with driver crashing into semi-truck, WSP says

A King County man is facing multiple criminal charges after he fled from troopers overnight Friday and finally crashed into a semi-truck in DuPont, according to the Washington State Patrol.

It all began around 2 a.m. Friday. Trooper Kameron Watts said via social media that troopers attempted to stop an erratically driven vehicle on southbound Interstate 5 near the King County line.

The driver kept driving and troopers pursued him into Pierce County.

At some point that driver turned around and headed north on I-5 in the DuPont area, according to a State Patrol memo released about the crash.

About 2:40 a.m., the 28-year-old Burien man crossed all lanes of traffic and crashed into the truck, troopers say. He is now suspected of driving under the influence, felony eluding and possession of a stolen vehicle.

He was injured in the crash and taken to Madigan Army Medical Center at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, according to the State Patrol.

The 25-year-old Shelton man driving the truck escaped injury, troopers say.