Officer hurt when patrol car hit by driver in Federal Way

FEDERAL WAY, Wash. — An officer was hurt when his patrol car was hit by a suspected DUI driver in Federal Way.

It happened on 16th Avenue at South 344th Street at about 1:45 a.m. Friday.

Police say the crash happened when a Lexus sedan turned out of a parking lot of a tavern and into the path of the patrol car at a high rate of speed, causing a T-bone collision.

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Witnesses say the driver continued down the road for a short distance and then got out of the car and ran from the scene.

After an extensive search using a K9, the driver, who was suspected to be under the influence, was found and arrested.

The 26-year-old Federal Way man will be booked on charges of felony hit-and-run and vehicular assault.

Officers have obtained surveillance video of the incident as they investigate what happened