Hit-and-run on I-5 in Seattle caught on camera, suspect flees in smoking van

SEATTLE - An alleged hit-and-run along I-5 in Seattle was captured on camera by a driver.

In the video, smoke and flames are seen coming from the alleged suspect's vehicle, a battered minivan. At one point, debris from the front of the car scatters across the interstate.

David Olson, a candidate for Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction shot the video on his cellphone while driving back from an event on Mercer Island.

Olson says he followed the fleeing vehicle, calling 911 to provide updates to law enforcement. According to Olson, the driver abandoned the van near his residence, which was reportedly smoking, and fled the scene on a bicycle.

Olson says Washington State Patrol asked him to come in and identify the driver in a police lineup.

FOX 13 Seattle has reached out to WSP for further information about the incident. 

This is a developing story; check back for updates.

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