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11 injured after teen driver speeds from police, causes fiery crash in Lacey, WA
The Brief A 19-year-old driver is accused of causing a fiery four-car crash in Lacey while attempting to flee from police. Eleven people were injured, with five hospitalized, and the driver faces vehicular assault charges. Ruddell Road was closed for nearly four hours as police investigated the incident. LACEY, Wash. - Police in Lacey say a teen driver tried to speed away from police and ended up causing a fiery, four-car crash Saturday afternoon. What we know It began just after 3:15 p.m. when a Lacey police officer spotted a 2014 Dodge Charger that was allegedly driving recklessly on College Street Southeast. Police say the officer tried to catch up to the vehicle and pull it over, but the driver turned onto 14th Avenue Southeast and sped onto Ruddell Road Southeast, where the crash occurred. The crash involved four different cars and caused the Charger to catch on fire, according to Lacey PD. In total, 11 people were injured, including the 19-year-old driver of the Charger. Five victims, ages 16 years to 67 years old, were hospitalized with injuries ranging from minor injuries to broken bones. The causing driver, a teen from Tacoma, is under arrest for vehicular assault. He will be booked into Thurston County Jail once he is medically cleared. More charges are expected after the investigation concludes. The crash caused Ruddell Road to shut down for nearly four hours. The Source Information in this story came from a media release sent out by the Lacey Police Department. WA Gov. Ferguson activates National Guard in search for Travis Decker Former Army squadmate shares insight into Travis Decker's military past Man shot, killed at his 21st birthday party in Kent, WA Miles Hudson found guilty on 2 counts of reckless driving in Seattle Seattle man charged with string of burglaries at the homes of NFL and MLB stars Rochester dog training facility owner accused of killing employee during video shoot To get the best local news, weather and sports in Seattle for free, sign up for the daily FOX Seattle Newsletter. Download the free FOX LOCAL app for mobile in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store for live Seattle news, top stories, weather updates and more local and national news.
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Tacoma teen facing vehicular assault charge after wreck in Lacey injures 11, police say
A 19-year-old Tacoma man was arrested Saturday on suspicion of vehicular assault after Lacey police say he caused a four-vehicle crash on Ruddell Road. Eleven people were injured, including five, ages 16 to 67, who were taken to an area hospital with minor injuries or broken bones, according to police. The 19-year-old was booked into the Thurston County Jail about 4 p.m. The jail log identifies his occupation as 'Army.' About 3:20 p.m. Saturday, a Lacey police officer witnessed a Dodge Charger being driven recklessly on northbound College Street Southeast. The officer attempted to catch up to the driver to make a traffic stop, but the driver turned left onto 14th Avenue Southeast and fled at a high speed onto Ruddell Road Southeast 'where he caused a four-car injury collision,' a news release reads. The Charger burst into flames and had to be extinguished by firefighters from Lacey Fire District 3. The incident closed Ruddell Road between 15th Avenue Southeast and Lacey Boulevard for more than three hours, according to police. Police thanked the city's public works department with helping with traffic control and cleaning up the scene. The 19-year-old driver also was booked on suspicion of reckless driving.
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Thurston County jail inmate facing new charges after making weapon, defensive shield
A 38-year-old man, currently being held in the Thurston County Jail, is facing new charges after he turned a plastic spoon into a weapon and used a blanket and mattress as a shield, said Sheriff Derek Sanders online. Photos show that the handle-end of the spoon was sharpened into a knife point — Sanders referred to it as a 'shank' — while the man also 'tore their blanket and mattress up and created a shield, then proceeded to yell 'let's go' numerous times at Corrections Deputies,' Sanders said in his Friday post. 'Deputies formed a cell-entry team and gave pepper-spray warnings, at which point the inmate surrendered,' he said in his social media post. 'The items have been confiscated.' Jail information shows the man was originally arrested on suspicion of the following crimes in October 2024: first-degree attempted murder, first-degree assault while armed with a deadly weapon, first-degree assault/domestic violence, and resisting arrest. The new charges he is facing: possession and displaying a weapon, according to jail information.
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Engine ejected from car after single-vehicle crash near Tumwater, Sheriff Sanders says
The force of a single-vehicle collision near Tumwater Friday evening was apparently so strong that the engine became disconnected from the car, said Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders in a social media post. It wasn't immediately clear from the post what the car had crashed into. Thurston County deputies, Tumwater police and an East Olympia fire crew were dispatched to the collision on 93rd Avenue Southeast, which travels between Interstate 5 and Old Highway 99. '911 callers reported the vehicle was on fire, fully engulfed, and exploding,' Sanders said in his post. Sanders said a deputy was the first to arrive on scene and pulled the driver from what he described as a 'fiery wreck.' The driver was taken into custody on suspicion of driving under the influence and driving with a suspended license, Sanders said. 'The collision had enough force to eject the engine from the car,' he said.
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Eleven injured in Lacey after driver flees from police allegedly crashes into four cars
A 19-year-old driver was arrested for vehicular assault in Lacey following a police chase and crash on Saturday, the Lacey Police Department (LPD) said in a release. At around 3:18 p.m., A Lacey officer tried to pull over a man in a 2014 Dodge Charger allegedly driving recklessly on College Street Southeast, LPD said. Police say the driver allegedly sped away from the officer near 14th Avenue Southeast and Ruddell Road Southeast and hit four cars which injured eleven people and sent five to the hospital. The Charger caught fire after the crash and everyone inside was able to get out on their own, the release said. Authorities closed the road for three and a half hours and the 19-year-old driver from Tacoma will be booked in the Thurston County Jail, according to LPD.
