FIFE, Wash. – Troopers with the Washington State Patrol announce the arrest of a driver who they say fled multiple times at speeds in excess of 100 mph.
Beginning just after 11 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 22, WSP reports their surveillance aircraft “Smokey” spotted a car traveling at 110 mph on I-5 near Fife heading into King County.
When a trooper attempted to stop the car in the Auburn area, the driver fled. Smokey continued to track the car to prevent troopers from having to engage in a dangerous pursuit.
The driver tried to duck into multiple parking spots in the Kent area but fled each time a nearby trooper moved in to stop the vehicle, according to WSP.…