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Traffic stop turns into short, high-speed fleeing, dog track

Published 8:00 am Wednesday, June 5, 2019

By Herald Staff

Traffic stop turns into short, high-speed fleeing, dog track
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Traffic stop turns into short, high-speed fleeing, dog track
A Lynnwood man allegedly backed into an Edmonds Police officer’s patrol SUV during an attempted traffic stop Wednesday morning. (Edmonds Police Department)
An Edmonds Police patrol SUV was damaged after being backed into during an attempted traffic stop Wednesday morning. (Edmonds Police Department)

EDMONDS — A would-be traffic stop turned into a car crash and police dog chase early Wednesday morning.

An Edmonds Police officer attempted a traffic stop at Olympic View Drive and Wharf Street around 4:40 a.m. The driver, a 27-year-old Lynnwood man, allegedly backed into the patrol SUV and sped off.

The car crashed a couple of blocks away and was found by a Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office deputy in the 22100 block of Locust Way.

A police dog tracked the driver, who was hiding in a tree. He was arrested for investigation of eluding police and vehicular assault.

Two other men, passengers in the vehicle, also were arrested on warrants.

The officer was not injured.

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