Seattle officers responding to a stolen vehicle call ended up in a violent collision when a suspect in a Porsche slammed into a marked patrol car, injuring two SPD officers and setting off a felony case that now spans double‑digit charges. The man, described as a 39-year-old felon, was armed, behind the wheel of a stolen car, and allegedly willing to use that vehicle as a weapon to escape arrest. What began as a property crime quickly escalated into a high‑risk confrontation that highlights how fast routine policing can turn dangerous.
Prosecutors now say the driver, identified as Ryan William Cox, faces multiple felony counts after the crash and the discovery of a firearm, adding a serious weapons dimension to an already violent incident. The case has become a vivid example of how stolen‑car investigations intersect with gun crime, officer safety, and public risk on crowded city streets.
From stolen Porsche report to violent collision
According to investigators, the chain of events started with a report of a stolen Porsche in Seattle, a call that initially looked like a standard auto‑theft case. Officers with SPD tracked the vehicle and moved in to stop it, only to have the driver allegedly accelerate directly into a marked police cruiser instead of surrendering. That decision turned a property offense into a high‑impact crash that left the patrol car heavily damaged and two officers hurt, a sequence later detailed in an SPD account of an Armed Felon Arrested for Ramming Police Vehicle with a Stolen Car, Injuring Officers.
Police say the suspect, a 39-year-old man, was armed at the time of the crash and had already been flagged as a felon, which meant he was legally barred from possessing a gun. Officers ultimately arrested him after the collision and recovered the weapon, an outcome that reinforced their view that the Porsche was being used as both a getaway car and a blunt instrument to avoid capture. A separate account of the incident describes how an Armed Porsche driver in Seattle rammed a patrol car on a Wednesday, underscoring how quickly a stolen‑car stop can become a life‑threatening encounter.
Injured officers and a Chinatown crime scene
The crash did not just damage vehicles, it left two SPD officers injured and turned a busy part of Chinatown into an active crime scene. Investigators say the impact was strong enough to send the patrol car into a spin, and the officers inside needed medical attention after the collision. The location, in and around Chinatown, meant bystanders were close to the action, raising the risk that pedestrians or other drivers could have been hurt if the crash had unfolded differently…