2 arrested after crash involving State Patrol trooper in Pierce County
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- Tacoma deputies chased a wanted 19-year-old who drove wrong-way on I-5 four times.
- A State Patrol trooper intervened, ending pursuit in Lakewood with a crash and no major injuries.
- Both occupants arrested; vehicle reported stolen and three left lanes closed for cleanup.
Two people were arrested after allegedly trying to elude deputies and getting in a crash with a State Patrol trooper in Pierce County on Wednesday morning.
A man who was wanted for first-degree assault drove away from Pierce County deputies. In an attempt to elude them, the 19-year-old man drove the wrong way on Interstate 5 four different times, according to Trooper Kameron Watts on X at 1:46 a.m.
The incident began in Tacoma and ended in Lakewood on southbound I-5.
A trooper intervened to stop the car, which ended in a crash. The trooper, the driver and passenger did not sustain serious injuries, Watts said.
The man was arrested. Watts told The News Tribune they were in a stolen vehicle, and the passenger was aware so she was arrested as well.
Three lanes of I-5 were closed while the scene was being cleaned up.
