What are the chances of two light-green Subaru Outbacks of the same generation involved in hit and run collisions in the same city and on the same day? If you said none, you’re right.
That’s exactly what we thought after seeing this video on YouTube and learning from the local news that a 36-year old man was arrested by police in Seattle on Wednesday following a wild ride that allegedly included at least four hit-and-runs and a failed carjacking.
Even though the bicyclist who recorded the crash between the Subaru and a taxicab didn’t know it at the time, the driver who sped away from the accident scene on Boren Ave eventually abandoned his car and reportedly, unsuccessfully attempted to car-jack someone before police arrested him.
Detective Drew Fowler from the Seattle Police Department described the incident on SPD’s site:
“The incident appears to begin in West Seattle. For unknown reasons a man entered a nursing home, knocked everything off a counter, pushed a walker at an employee and then proceeded to drive away recklessly. According to the 911 caller, the man was driving on the sidewalk and was involved in a hit and run collision.
Next, the suspect was involved in at least one hit and run collision near Mercer Street and Dexter Ave North. The suspect was then spotted on Capitol Hill and was involved in at least one hit and run collision there as well as another in the International District.
Eventually the suspect made his way into the South Precinct where he finally ditched his car. Using a knife he attempted to car-jack someone, but failed. Officers located the man and took him into custody near Martin Luther King Jr. Way South and South Walden Street.
Officers are still working to establish a clear chronology and given that the suspect’s antics spanned four precincts, the total damage and persons affected are still being tabulated.”