This morning, just after midnight, Hoquiam officers attempted to stop a mid to late 1980’s red Ford Ranger pick-up truck in the 2400 block of Queets Avenue for a traffic violation.

The truck refused to stop for officers and led them on a pursuit. The truck drove at speeds of 15-20 miles per hour over the speed limit as the driver led officers to East Hoquiam Road where the truck began to travel in the oncoming lane of traffic. Fortunately, there were no other vehicles in the roadway at the time.

Due to the dangers involved, officers terminated the pursuit of the vehicle and it continued northbound on East Hoquiam Road. The truck’s Washington license plate was partially obstructed but the officers were able to see the first three letters/numbers on the license plate were “C63”. Anyone one with information on the vehicle and/or driver is asked to call Sergeant Brian Dayton at the Hoquiam Police Department (360) 532-0892 ext. 284.

A sad story out of Mason County this morning as the Washington State Patrol says a 15-year-old and a 43-year-old was killed by a DUI driver Saturday evening before 5:00 pm

According to the report, a 51-year-old Belfair man driving a black 2013 Ford F350 was traveling along Belfair Tahuya Rd. in the westbound direction and crossed the center line colliding head-on with a 1998 Ford Ranger (green) driven by a 17-year-old Belfair teen.  

In the Ford Ranger were 3 passengers a 43-year-old Belfair woman who was wearing her seatbelt and a 15-year-old Belfair teen who the report says was not wearing a seatbelt died at the scene.  The driver of the Ranger (the 17-year-old) and another passenger a 20-year-old Belfair woman were airlifted to Harborview in Seattle. 

The driver of the Ford 350 was not injured with Charges: Vehicular Homicide X2 Vehicle Assault X2.  The WSP report indicates that drugs and or alcohol were involved. 

According to the Aberdeen Police Department, the County Drug Task Force served a search warrant on a known drug nuisance house on Saturday morning that resulted in the arrest of 3 persons.  Here is what we have from them. 

At 11:35 AM on 12/27/19, The Grays Harbor County Drug Task Force with the assistance of the Aberdeen Police Department, Hoquiam Police Department, Cosmopolis Police Department & Grays Harbor County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant on a reported drug/nuisance house in the 300 block of North D Street, Aberdeen.

Three people were arrested on outstanding warrants. The two primary tenants, males aged 46 & 48, will be facing charges for allowing a building to be used to sell illegal drugs.

The owners of the property have been contacted and are working with law enforcement to ensure this type of unlawful activity is eliminated from the location and eventually rent it out to new tenants in the future to help improve the neighborhood and city.

The Grays Harbor County Sheriffs Office released more details on the pursuit and accident that took place on Christmas eve December 24th around 2:45 pm that spanned Hoquiam and Aberdeen.  

Undersheriff Brad Johansson said that on 12-24-19 at approximately 7:45 PM a deputy attempted to stop a vehicle driven by a 29-year-old Aberdeen resident that had outstanding felony warrants for his arrest on Lincoln Street in Hoquiam. 

The suspect failed to yield and the deputy started pursuing the vehicle fleeing into the city of Aberdeen. Spike strips had been set up in Aberdeen to stop the suspect vehicle however the suspect changed directions prior to getting to the location of the spike strips.

The suspect’s vehicle eventually struck the concrete jersey barrier in front of Five Star Ford and came to a stop. The suspect was taken into custody and was not injured during the collision. A female passenger was in the vehicle and was not injured in the collision.

 Deputies continued the investigation and recovered a firearm which was believed to have been thrown out of the vehicle during the pursuit. A search warrant was served on the vehicle and deputies located suspected heroin, methamphetamine and ammunition. The case will be forwarded to the prosecutor for drug charges, felon in possession of a firearm and felony eluding.

The sheriff’s office was assisted by Hoquiam PD, Aberdeen PD and the Washington State Patrol during the pursuit.