SHELTON, Wash. — A car theft suspect refused to stop during a traffic stop, leading to a chase through Shelton, according to the Mason County Sheriff’s Office.
The sheriff’s office says that a Washington State Patrol Trooper tried to stop the driver on Olympic Highway North at 11:08 p.m.
The driver didn’t stop and kept going.
Troopers were eventually joined by Mason County deputies and Shelton Police Department officers.
Police tried to use spike strips to stop the 47-year-old driver, but they kept driving even after all four tires were deflated.
The car had to be stopped with a PIT maneuver near State Route 3 and SE Arcadia Ave.
The driver was arrested and booked into jail on suspicion of felony eluding, reckless driving, and driving while license suspended.
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