MONROE, Wash. — A terminated police chase ended in a rollover collision in Monroe, injuring two men on Friday morning.
Around 12:45 a.m., a sergeant with the Monroe Police saw a car driving without its headlights in the 19200 block of North Kelsey Street.
The officer followed the car and observed it straddling two lanes at a time and cutting in and out of lanes.
A traffic stop was attempted near North Kelsey Street and Blueberry Lane, but the car quickly pulled away at speeds exceeding 60 mph.
The officer terminated the attempt to stop the car.
A short time later, the officer saw the car again, strike a large center divider without its lights on.
Sparks lit up the area and the car went airborne approximately 10 feet off the ground.
The car spun, rolled and came to a rest on its roof near Hilding Drive and 154th Street.
The driver, a 36-year-old man, and the passenger, a 32-year-old man, were transported to Evergreen Health Monroe with serious injuries.
After the collision, officers located several bottles, cans and containers of alcohol on the road.
Officers charged the driver with a DUI, and the driver remains under investigation for vehicular assault.
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