Watch: Wash. Deputy Uses PIT Maneuver to Stop Driver Fleeing Traffic Stop
What to Know
- A Thurston County sheriff's deputy used a PIT maneuver to stop a driver who allegedly fled an Olympia traffic stop and continued on Interstate 5.
- The suspect's vehicle spun into a center barrier, and deputies arrested him after he exited the car on the highway with his hands raised.
- Authorities say the man showed signs of impairment, had a warrant for failing to register as a sex offender and has seven felony convictions.
The 42-year-old driver’s car spun out and collided with a center barrier, according to a video shared by Sanders. The video shows the man exited his car on his feet with his arms raised.
Sanders alleged the man “exhibited obvious signs of narcotics impairment.” Deputies arrested him on the highway near Trosper Road and impounded his car, according to Sanders and the jail log. No patrol cars sustained damage, Sanders said.
Deputies later booked the man into the county jail on suspicion of driving under the influence, third-degree driving while license suspended, failure to obey a police officer and operating a vehicle without an ignition interlock when required, per the jail log.
Though the man was initially booked into the county jail, records show he was transferred to the Nisqually jail Thursday on suspicion of a Department of Corrections violation.
In his post, Sanders said the man has been convicted of seven felonies. He further stated there was a warrant for the man’s arrest for allegedly failing to register as a sex offender.
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