Pursuit ends in crash on SR 512 in Puyallup, suspect jumps from overpass
Police respond to incident on SR 512 in Puyallup
Law enforcement is currently responding to an incident on State Route 512 in Puyallup, blocking lanes and causing delays.
PUYALLUP, Wash. - A pursuit ended in a multi-car crash that blocked State Route 512 in Puyallup, with the suspect allegedly jumping from the freeway overpass.
What we know:
The incident happened around 9 p.m. on Tuesday near Pioneer Way East. Police activity blocked westbound SR 512 for some time.
According to Sumner police, a car swerved on Valley Avenue and nearly hit a police car that was headed the opposite direction.
Investigators said the driver continued southbound in the northbound lanes of Valley Avenue.
Officers pursued the driver, who they suspected was driving impaired. The pursuit continued onto SR 410 and then SR 512, where the suspect reportedly crashed into two other cars.
The 36-year-old suspect then got out of his car, crossed all lanes and jumped off the highway overpass, landing in a private yard near Pioneer Avenue in Puyallup.
Crews with Central Pierce Fire and Rescue responded and took the suspect, who appeared to have non-life-threatening injuries, to the hospital. A driver from one of the other cars was taken to Tacoma general with non-life-threatening injuries.
The crash was cleared from the roadway on Wednesday.
The Source: Information in this story is from the Washington State Department of Transportation and Sumner Police.
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