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Truck rams trooper's SUV during high speed chase

PUYALLUP, Wash. — A Washington State Patrol trooper’s SUV was rammed by a suspect’s truck during a high-speed chase in Puyallup Monday morning.

It started as a traffic stop and ended in a neighborhood near the fairgrounds in Puyallup.  The suspect is in custody.

Video from Chopper 7 showed the police SUV on its side with the suspect’s truck rammed against it.

The trooper has minor injuries.

At 12:08 p.m., Puyallup police tweeted that 7th Avenue Southwest was closed between Fourth and Fifth streets.

KIRO 7's Kevin McCarty is at the scene and is following the investigation into the crash for KIRO 7 News at 5. Watch with us on-air or here.

KIRO 7 will continue to update this story as more information becomes available.

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