The daredevil escape was captured on CCTV footage at Seattle’s University Bridge on Wednesday, Sept. 17
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- A driver attempting to flee police in Seattle jumped the open University Bridge on Wednesday, Sept. 17
- CCTV footage shows the stolen vehicle crashing through a guard barrier, then leaping a gap over Portage Bay
- The vehicle was later found abandoned with damage to its undercarriage
A driver attempting to flee police in Seattle earlier this week made a dramatic movie-style getaway in a stolen vehicle, police have said.
On Wednesday, Sept. 17 at around 12:20 p.m. local time, Seattle Police Department came across a stolen Audi Q5 near 10th Avenue East and Roanoke Street and began pursuing the vehicle, Detective Brian Pritchard said, according to The Seattle Times.
Traffic camera video from the Seattle Department of Transportation showed the car driving on the wrong side of the road on the University Bridge in an attempt to avoid stopped vehicles, per a clip shared by Fox 13 Seattle…