Police looking for suspect after hit and run in Lacey

An SUV allegedly ran a stop sign and hit a BNSF railway truck in eastern Thurston County early Thursday morning, fleeing the crash site before law enforcement could arrive.

At 2 a.m. Thursday, a BNSF employee was driving a truck south on Meridian Road when a dark SUV ran a stop sign. The truck driver swerved to avoid hitting the SUV, but the SUV still hit the rear right side of the truck. The SUV then took off, according to Thurston County Sherriff’s Office Sargent JR Klene.

Klene said the driver of the truck, who was uninjured, pulled over to the side of the road after the crash. His truck sustained damage to its right side wall.

Police are looking for the SUV, which, according to the victim’s statement, is blue and has damage to the front end, Klene said.

If you have any information as to the whereabouts of the damaged SUV, call the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office at 360-786-5500.

This story was originally published July 1, 2021 at 10:10 AM.