High-speed chase through Thurston and Pierce Counties ends with suspect found in pond
Around 3:41 a.m. Saturday morning, Olympia Police tried to stop a suspect with warrants when he sped away.
According to police, the driver was driving suspiciously and without lights leading police to suspect impaired driving.
The suspect fled on Interstate 5 leading police through unincorporated Pierce County, Lakewood, and Tacoma.
Pursuing police backed off to try and de-escalate but continued to track the car with the Washington State Patrol (WSP) airplane overhead.
The driver crashed into a curb and ran on foot, police said.
Thurston County Sheriff, deputies, and Tacoma police followed the driver on foot into the woods before finding the driver hiding in a pond.
The suspect was booked into Thurston County Jail.
