A little over three years ago, back in May 2013, a reader sent us a tip about a car chase that ended up with an SPD cruiser stuck on the railing on 8th Ave W near Olympic Place – here’s his shot of the scene:
Now, three years later, LiveLeak has published the dashcam footage of the event. It starts with the 35 year-old suspect on foot in the Battery Street Tunnel as SPD approaches. He runs, SPD takes chase, and he jumps into the driver’s seat of the SPD cruiser and takes off on a wild ride.
After exiting the tunnel and flying through Belltown, he hooks a right onto Mercer and heads up to Queen Anne. He speeds through West Queen Anne and finds that our neighborhood isn’t always conducive to those unfamiliar with our streets as he hits a few dead ends, takes a few alleyways, reverses in high speed for over a couple blocks, and floors it on 10th Ave W a few times.
Luckily, no one was hurt, although there are a few close calls with a couple of taxis and a pedestrian and a dog are awfully close as he rounds a turn.
It’s a little over 14 minutes long, but if you’re up for a dizzying first person tour of Queen Anne as he flees before crash landing at 8th Ave W & Olympic Pl, check out the video below: