11 injured after teen driver speeds from police, causes fiery crash in Lacey, WA
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.
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