WSP: 19-year-old arrested after driving wrong way four times on I-5, crash in Pierce County

WSP says a 19-year-old faces assault, stolen-vehicle and eluding charges after a wrong-way pursuit on I-5.

PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — A 19-year-old driver was arrested after a wrong-way pursuit ended with a crash into a Washington State Patrol car on southbound Interstate 5 near State Route 512 early Wednesday, the Washington State Patrol said.

The crash happened around 1:30 a.m. on March 4, according to Washington State Patrol.

Trooper Kameron Watts said the pursuit began with Pierce County deputies after a reported assault.

The driver later went the wrong way onto I-5, which is when the State Patrol became involved, Watts said.

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