A truck taken in a suspected carjacking within the Salmon Creek space north of Vancouver later crashed into two different automobiles on Southeast Mill Plain Boulevard on Monday afternoon, in response to Vancouver police.
Authorities began getting experiences about an individual leaping in entrance of automobiles round 1 p.m. on the intersection of Northeast 139th Avenue and twentieth Avenue, in response to a submit on the division’s Instagram account.
A driver bought out of his truck to examine on the particular person, who then shoved the motive force down, bought into the truck and drove off, in response to Vancouver police.
About an hour later, the Vancouver Hearth Division responded to a head-on three-vehicle crash. Based on Vancouver police, the motive force suspected of stealing the truck was eastbound on Mill Plain Boulevard close to 168th Avenue and crossed into the westbound lanes, hitting a Honda Odyssey head-on. The Honda was pushed right into a BMW 330XI.
The particular person tried to flee the scene however was stopped by a bystander.
Legislation enforcement officers arrested Joseph D. Chappue, 56, of Portland on suspicion of first-degree theft and theft of a motorcar. He was scheduled to look in Clark County Superior Courtroom this afternoon and once more on Wednesday for added allegations.
Two passengers from the Honda had been taken to a hospital with severe accidents. The BMW driver had minor accidents.
The suspect was handled for minor accidents, in response to Vancouver Police Division spokeswoman Kim Kapp.