Overview
- Police in Olympia launched a pursuit after a report of a stolen Honda Civic on the city's west side.
- An officer soon found the car, the driver ignored commands to stop, and more patrol units joined the chase.
- Early efforts to halt the car with tire-stopping devices failed, then spike strips punctured the tires and slowed it.
- The suspect briefly slipped custody during the incident, and officers then used a PIT maneuver, a controlled bump that spins a fleeing car, to end the chase.
- Officers pulled the man from the stopped car to keep him from running into nearby homes, and he was booked into Thurston County jail on accusations of auto theft, fleeing police, driving under the influence, and driving without a valid license.