Northwest Briefly: Fleeing driver crashes, then tries carjacking

SEATTLE — Police say a driver fleeing an officer caused a crash and then attempted to carjack two cars before he was stunned with a Taser and arrested.

Spokeswoman Deanna Nolette says it started Wednesday night when the officer attempted to stop the car because the driver is wanted on an arrest warrant.

During the chase the suspect collided head-on with another car. That driver had to be cut out of the wreckage by firefighters who took him to a hospital with leg injuries.

Nolette says the suspect ran away and attempted to enter one car before jumping in the back seat of a second, yelling at the driver. The pursuing officer arrived in time to make the arrest, using a Taser to subdue the suspect.

Ellensburg: CWU may offer a degree in wines

Central Washington University is planning to offer students the opportunity to earn a degree in global wine studies.

It’s one of six new programs the university in Ellensburg plans to offer if the state Higher Education Coordinating Board and Northwest Commission of Colleges and Universities approve.

The other programs are environmental sciences, general science teaching, ecology, nutrition and primate behavior.

Redmond: 6 months probation for DUI

King County Councilwoman Jane Hague has been sentenced to six months probation on a driving under the influence charge from last summer.

King County District Judge Peter Nault agreed to a negotiated order Thursday. The order says the charge will be reduced to reckless driving if Hague meets conditions set by the court.

Hague was stopped last June 2 on Highway 520 driving from Seattle back to Bellevue. She was charged a month later with DUI.

The conditions of Hague’s sentence include 75 hours of community service, installation of an ignition-interlock device, an alcohol-and-drug evaluation, alcohol-information school, attendance at a DUI victims’ panel and three public-service announcements.

Federal Way: Trooper in fatal I-5 shooting

An investigation by Federal Way police clears a state trooper who killed a man who had run into traffic on I-5.

Trooper Michael Cheek shot 28-year-old Aaron Larson of Olympia on Christmas Day. The trooper had responded to a report that Larson was swinging his belt at cars.

In the report released this week, investigators say Larson charged the trooper and hit him. The trooper tried using his Taser before firing six shots.

Larson’s girlfriend told investigators he was having a “spiritual battle” the night before and thought God was knocking on his door.

Pe Ell: Storm-damaged highway to reopen

Washington state highway crews have almost completed their fixes on Highway 6 near Pe Ell after the highway was heavily damaged during the December storms.

Transportation officials say crews should complete the repairs in time to open the road Sunday. Construction crews removed about 100,000 cubic yards of debris from the slope next to the highway, and then regraded the slope.

University Place: Wild animal attacks horses

Police believe a wild animal, possibly a coyote, attacked two horses in a residential area of University Place, near Fircrest Golf Club.

Owner Ken Campbell found the horses injured Monday when he went to feed them. One had deep bites to its neck and legs that required stitches. The other had less-serious bites.

Police Chief Jim Andrews says an animal control officer concluded the bites were too big for a dog.

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