Troopers searching for Olympia man who fled on foot following high-speed car chase

Washington State Patrol is searching for a 47-year-old Olympia man who led troopers on a high-speed car chase through Grays Harbor County Tuesday afternoon, then fled on foot.

Troopers attempted to stop the green 1999 Acura 32TL four-door just before 3:30 p.m. for speeding westbound on State Route 8.

The driver eventually turned right onto Fairgrounds Road near Elma, letting out a man and a woman, both 18 years old from Olympia, on the shoulder before taking off at a high speed.

Less than a mile down the road, troopers say the driver struck two telephone poles and mailboxes. The vehicle flipped end over end and settled upside down in a roadside ditch.

The driver fled the crash scene on foot and was still at large Wednesday. It is unknown if drugs or alcohol were involved, or if the driver was injured in the crash.

Neither passenger was injured. The car was totaled and impounded.

This story was originally published July 18, 2018 at 7:46 AM.