Personal Injury Law

Kirkland Car Accident Stems From Carjacking and Chase On I-5

By Kirk Bernard, Esq.

A Kirkland carjacking, followed by a police chase, ended in a serious Seattle auto accident on Interstate 5 on Saturday. It added to traffic already jammed from construction on the freeway's southbound lanes.

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The carjacking happened just after noon in the 13000 block of 116th Way Northeast. The driver of a parked Jaguar XJ6 was threatened by a man with a knife. The man appeared to be in his 20?s. He demanded the Kirkland man's vehicle, according to police.

Medina police officer saw the stolen Jaguar heading west on Highway 520 and chased it, while Kirkland police were at the scene gathering information. The chase continued across Lake Washington and onto I-5 southbound. It ended when the stolen car collided with two other cars and came to a stop on the freeway at Pine Street.

Full post as published by Seattle Injury Blog on March 19, 2009 (boomark / email).