4-15-2019
BURLINGTON, Wash. (AP) — Police in Burlington are looking for the driver of a pickup that dragged an officer attempting to make an arrest.
KIRO reports the officer was dragged about thirty feet Saturday afternoon after he contacted a 29-year-old woman with warrants for her arrest.
She drove away as the officer tried to arrest her, dragging him behind the pickup.
The woman then ran a red light and hit a car with two people inside.
Pursuing officers stopped to give aid to the people in the car and the pickup sped off.
A 78-year-old woman and the 31-year-old officer were transported to Skagit Valley Hospital for treatment.
Burlington police are looking for the driver of this truck. A 29 year old woman – dragged an officer 30 feet who tried to arrest her for a warrant. She then fled, smashed into a car of senior citizens, and drove off. @DavidRoseQ13FOX #Q13FOX pic.twitter.com/sJcaWHyXNV
— AJ Janavel (@ajjanavelnews) April 13, 2019