Police chase ends after hit-and-run vehicle flees at high speed, Tacoma WA

Traffic

Reported: 10/31/2025 11:37 PM

Near S Steele St, Tacoma, WA 98405

Troopers pursued a red Volkswagen Jetta involved in a hit-and-run near Steele St. The vehicle reached speeds up to 100 mph, ran stop signs, and fled through local streets. The chase ended near State Route 7 in Pierce County, Washington.

Audio|Source: Washington State Patrol Dispatch - Dist 1 East / West

02:57

Transcript:

00:00

965, but that's about the traffic stop or a hit-and-run suspect on east.

00:11

These are ready, red light's dry.

00:13

He's going to call to pursuit.

00:15

The incident that you're on, 965.

00:24

Click the exit to steel, it's too many spun out.

00:27

These are 54.

00:33

965 is in pursuit, east 512, exiting 2 steel, onwards traffic on east 23.3.

00:41

Please southbound on steel, passenger 512, speed 47, traffic lights.

00:50

Speed 47, traffic's light, southbound on steel, 2339.

00:55

Purge in the light of 112, he's taking up if you just lit a light near collisions.

01:03

Nice, fly 23rdium.

01:10

We are now on 115.

01:19

We are on 116.

01:25

Another reduction travel.

01:29

We are eastbound. He's approaching shared and now no traffic speed is 55.

01:34

We just flew a stop sign.

01:38

Vehicles ran a stop sign, 655 approaching shirt in eastbound on 116,

01:44

or 122, terminate.

01:48

965, terminating.

01:50

965 is terminating, 2340.

01:56

965, I can still see him ahead. The purchase T Street.

02:00

My speeds are 35.

02:07

965, observing the distance, speed is 35 approaching C. Charles Street, 2340.

02:13

A.A. 566, Lama, I'm observing him. He's at the stop sign at Park.

02:19

8.56.6. Observing at the stop sign at Park Avenue, at 23.30.

02:24

8.6.m. Speeds are probably close to 100 approaching C. Street. He just blew two stop signs.

02:35

856, 2341.

02:38

8.5.2.com, I lost sight.

02:49

I'm no longer following. He went south on the Ave.

02:54

Vehicles last seen south down on State Route 7. 2341.

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