Amateur Cameraman Films Police Chase

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At approximately 8:45 PM on July 14, 2007, Kirkland Police tried to stop a silver Subaru suspected of DUI (in Kirkland, Washington). Apparently, the car did some improper lane changes (AKA: swerving all over the place). The female driver failed to yield to lights and sirens. Kirkland PD chased her onto southbound I-405. They called for assistance from Washington State Patrol who eventually joined the chase. Speeds were around 60-45 mph. She went pass downtown Bellevue and got onto westbound I-90. Going through Mercer Island, there was talk over police radio of "spike strips" (and I may have her something about the PIT maneuver, but I'm not totally sure). I had really bad reception, so I didn't hear exactly how they stopped her, however I assume it was with spike strips because the front-left tire was blown out. This incident came to a stop in the middle of the I-90 bridge between Seattle and Mercer Island. WSP shut down all westbound lanes for a short time, which caused a back up. An aid car responded to the scene, but was not needed.

Note: I personally hate driving with a camera in my hand because I think it is dangerous. To reduce the hazard, I just held it up and did not look through the viewfinder unless the car was going under 10 mph. and I do have a camera mount in my truck, but it wasn't available to me.


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