Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office DUI stop leads to chase, ends in collision on 196th

Police at the scene of the collision at the intersection of 196th street and Alderwood Mall Parkway. (Photo courtesy Lynnwood Police Department)

A 33-year-old Marysville man suspected of DUI  is in custody in Snohomish County Jail following a Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office chase that resulted in a collision on 196th Street Southwest Tuesday night.

According to Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Renee Cooper, deputies attempted to stop the driver after he failed to yield, leading to a pursuit and closure of 196th Street in all directions.

After attempted traffic stop just before 10 p.m., the vehicle proceeded southbound on I-5, then exiting onto 196th. The suspect then collided with an uninvolved vehicle in a T-bone collision at the intersection of 196th and Alderwood Mall Parkway. Five people were in the other vehicle, including two minors, Cooper said in a press release. Two people were in the suspect vehicle; the passenger was transported to Swedish Mill Creek Hospital with non-life-threatening issues. 

The crash prompted the closure of 196th Street Southwest in all directions between 10:20 p.m. Tuesday and 2 a.m. Wednesday, the Lynnwood Police Department said in a Facebook post

After being medically cleared by the hospital, the suspect was transported to Snohomish County Jail. He was booked for attempting to elude, driving under the influence of drugs, a second-degree count of driving while license suspended, five counts of reckless endangerment and a Department of Corrections felony warrant, per the sheriff’s office. 

— Contact Ashley at ashley@myedmondsnews.com.

 

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