GIG HARBOR, Wash. — A suspected drunk driver led troopers on a wild chase Monday morning through Tacoma and across the Narrows Bridge before finally being captured in Gig Harbor.
It was about 5:30 a.m. when a Tacoma police officer spotted a car believed to be involved in an earlier hit-and-run, but the driver wouldn’t pull over and sped off, according to Trooper Johnna Batiste.
A state trooper found the suspected car a short time later along highway 16 and also tried to pull it over, but the driver sped off a second time.
Troopers managed to deploy tire spikes near Jackson Street and popped the tires. Even when the car lost a rear tire, the driver continued his escape attempt on rims across the Tacoma Narrows Bridge.
The car finally gave out in Gig Harbor, but when the driver refused to get out of the car, troopers fired a non-lethal round which shattered the driver’s side window. The suspect jumped out and tried to run, but he was caught and arrested.
He’s being treated for some cuts to the face from broken glass and then will likely be booked into jail for charges including suspicion of DUI.