One person died Sunday night in a multi-vehicle collision that followed a police pursuit from Yelm to Pierce County, Washington State Patrol trooper John Datillo posted on social media.
Troopers and a Washington State Department of Transportation crew responded to the scene of a multi-vehicle wreck blocking all of State Route 507 south of 312th Street, near Roy. The collision occurred while Yelm police officers were in pursuit of a fleeing vehicle.
Yelm officers had earlier spotted the vehicle speeding on Vail Road in Thurston County, driving about 80 miles per hour in a 50-mph zone. The vehicle fled when officers tried to initiate a traffic stop. A pursuit ensued down SR 507 and continued into Pierce County…