VANCOUVER, Wash. (KPTV) – A Washington State Patrol trooper was hospitalized after a fleeing suspect crashed into their patrol car on Interstate 205 late Wednesday night, according to the Vancouver Fire Department.
Just after 11:30 p.m., officers had found a car believed to be associated with a wanted suspect and attempted a high-risk traffic stop at the Alder Creek Apartments. The suspect fled, leading officers on a pursuit.
Officials said spike strips were successfully deployed but the suspect kept driving at high speeds before crashing into the back of a Washington State Patrol car on southbound I-205 near State Route 14.
Three people were treated at the scene and later taken to PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center…