Vehicle flees police, drives wrong way, crashes in Ellensburg, Ellensburg WA


A vehicle fleeing from police reversed at a highway turnaround, drove the wrong way on the off-ramp into Ellensburg, and collided with another car at the top of the off-ramp. Two people in the vehicle then ran from the scene but were taken into custody. Emergency services responded due to reported injuries.
Audio|Source: Kittitas County Public Safety
06:35
Transcript:
00:00
Okay, Bob, I'll stick with it. It's coming up on that unit there.
00:02
Left lane, I'll put you the turnaround.
00:05
He's going to use the turnaround and go opposite direction there. He's headed Albert now on westbound I-90.
00:16
He's looking that off-ramp. He's going to head into Ellensburg, it looks like.
00:21
Two occupants in the vehicle, (number withheld) male, female passenger.
00:25
He's at the top of the off ramp.
00:28
Looks like he's going to run the... Oh, oh, collision! Collision at the top of the off ramp. He just t-boned another car.
00:33
I'm going to drop down to see if I can keep them inside if they fail.
00:37
Ten problem in Ellensburg. Hold on here.
00:39
We'll have the intersection.
00:43
Controls, emergency traffic only.
00:46
Monkey Bob, I didn't see anybody bail out, but I'm right overhead to collision here.
00:53
3 kick-off.
00:57
Go ahead.
00:59
I just heard the WSP plane call it a collision somewhere in Ellensburg. Can you figure out where it is?
01:07
138, we're trying to get information on line with State Patrol now. They're just trying to get what checks as it was.
01:12
One moment. Can you kick him? I was listening. That's 106. I'm around from 109.
01:19
Received 106.
01:21
At 1136.
01:24
1-2-3, received, the route code.
01:29
Receive that guy in Route 138. Other union around, go ahead. Your number?
01:34
1-2-3.
01:36
Recease, 1-2-3, 138, 1136.
01:50
It looks like they're contacting the second occupant.
01:53
It couldn't go on the passenger side.
01:56
Smoky-55.
02:02
Just for the log, no patrol cars were behind the vehicle at the time.
02:08
He reversed at that turnaround and then took the off-ramp and t-boned the car at the top of the off-ramp.
02:16
Smokey-5 a little bit. Smokey-five a little bit...
02:19
10501 Elmberg can you start a there's a white SUV that was involved and by one another 5 -7 to 10-5-1 what exit you guys on to westbound 90s the vehicle they hit
02:44
I'll be enrapped 42 Lincoln.
02:55
I heard of 42 Lincoln.
03:03
I heard WSP say it's going to be on the overpass the vehicle exit.
03:13
54, 136.
03:20
Units and RAPA, agency,
03:23
assist. Additional reporting party, called to advise.
03:25
Subjects are running from the vehicle, unknown direction of travel.
03:31
In the area.
03:34
Confirm 1, 2, 3 in the air.
03:37
Cover. And we can get 4 EPD units here so I can watch this ground here.
03:46
Multiple units.
03:49
127 KICOM, I'm Priority from Mount View and Willow.
03:55
127, 114. Plus C, Treasure 116, then are out.
04:04
105 Allen's work for a day. They can contact the scene on-ramp.
04:09
Two westbound from 106.
04:11
It's going to be the white vehicle.
04:13
Turn up on the...
04:15
5-7-10-1 what's the complaint of injury?
04:20
Do we have a direction of travel or anybody being the pedestrian?
04:26
Working on it.
04:28
One, two, three, kick-up.
04:30
State advises they have everybody in custody, nobody outstanding.
04:37
Okay,
04:39
1140.
04:44
10. Ellensburg, good drivers.
04:49
1114, 1140 units can slow down.
04:53
1, 2,3, 530,000, all of the units can slow down, 1140.
04:58
54, kick home. I'll be shutting down the roundabout.
05:02
54, 1140.4, 1140.
05:08
Number one.
05:28
Station 2928 Motor Vehicle Injury Accident, it'll be at exit 106.
05:35
Station 2928, motor vehicle injury accident will be at exit 106, WZR 966-966 1142.
05:45
Parking Complaintful in detail, 44.
05:51
obvious injuries for any of the parties,
05:54
to be precautionary, everybody's sore,
05:57
and complaining of soreness.
06:00
One pretty two.
06:06
Flood enforcement, no answer.
06:08
Take out my Ellensburg parking complaint in detail, 44 link.
06:11
One 10.
06:13
110, 1140.
06:19
291 in route.
06:22
Medic 2992 engine 291 in route.
06:27
This will be a motor vehicle injury accident.
06:30
It'll be off the exit at 106.
06:33
State patrols requesting aid.
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