Driver fleeing police rams tree which falls on home in Briarcrest

Shoreline Police made a routine traffic stop at NE 145th and 20th NE, in the Briarcrest neighborhood, about 11:30 pm on Tuesday, June 7 of a vehicle with no front license plate.

The driver did not have a valid driver's license. The female passenger, who was in the back seat, gave a fake name. However, police found outstanding warrants under that name.

The Shoreline officer was walking back to their vehicle to make the arrest when the driver took off, careening into the neighborhood at a high rate of speed. Police lost sight of the vehicle after about a minute and terminated the pursuit, but continued to look for the vehicle and occupants.

The driver continued speeding, lost control of the car, crashed through a fence, and rammed into a tree at a home on NE 150th and 26th NE. The tree fell onto the house, doing some minor damage and startling the family who were home at the time. The family inside the home, including a child, was not harmed.

The front end of the car was mangled so badly that the driver, a 19 year old Everett man, and his passenger, a 24 year old Lynnwood woman, had to be cut out of the car by Shoreline Fire. The woman was not breathing after the crash, but officers provided first aid and the woman began to breath again. Both were taken to Harborview hospital with very serious injuries.

The woman had two felony arrest warrants and was in possession of suspected methamphetamine at the time of the accident. Her true identity was confirmed at Harborview by tattoos and a family member. She had felony warrants for narcotics and possession of stolen property, and is a convicted felon.