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Grappler Ends Drunk Driver's High-Speed Chase
16 Feb
Summary
- A police grappler stopped a drunk driver's vehicle in Washington.
- The suspect fled during a traffic stop in Olympia before the chase.
- A stingball device was used to facilitate the suspect's surrender.
An alleged drunk driver led law enforcement on a high-speed chase in Olympia, Washington, on Thursday evening. The pursuit began after a deputy initiated a traffic stop, which the driver fled. A Thurston County Sheriff's deputy then utilized a police grappler, a device mounted on the patrol vehicle that ensnares a fleeing car's wheels.
The grappler successfully hooked the suspect's rear left wheel, causing the vehicle to spin across multiple lanes of I-5 before coming to a stop near a highway barrier. The incident, from the initial grapple to the vehicle's immobilization, reportedly took less than 10 seconds.
