Updated at 3:25 p.m.
By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
A high speed chase that ended on Interstate 5 in Centralia this morning began near Tumwater when a stranger at a woman’s doorstep demanded her car keys and money.
She had just opened her door to go to work and turned to get her purse when a man holding a small board over his head robbed her, according to the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office.
Sheriff’s Lt. Cliff Ziesemer said deputies called around 8:30 a.m. to the residence on the 4500 block of Black Lake Belmore Road Southwest learned that he grabbed the money and the 51-year-old woman threw the keys to her 2013 Subaru Forester out the door.
A neighbor hearing her calls for help briefly held the man at gunpoint but he fled, running down a fence and nearly hitting three people, Ziesemer said.
When the stranger got into the woman’s car, her dog jumped in as well, according to Ziesemer.
A nearby deputy gave chase and speeds reached as much as 125 mph down Interstate 5, according to the sheriff’s office.
An attempt to tap the fleeing car to spin it out of control failed to stop him, as did spike strips that flattened the two front tires near Grand Mound, according to Ziesemer.
“He continued about 100 mph on two flat tires,” Ziesemer said.
The Subaru rear-ended a sport utility vehicle just north of Centralia and finally the deputy used his patrol vehicle to pin the Subaru against the concrete barrier, according to authorities.
The driver, a 33-year-old Portland area man, was taken into custody, he said.
Ziesemer said he didn’t know exactly why the man did what he did.
Shawn B. Ollision was arrested and booked into the Thurston County Jail for eluding, robbery and other offenses including three counts of first-degree assault.
The 55-year-old Olympia woman whose Honda Pilot was struck on the freeway was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital as a precautionary measure, the Washington State Patrol reports. Both vehicles sustained what was described as reportable damage.
The Tumwater woman and her dog are doing okay, according to the sheriff’s office.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter
Now that is a ride focused puppy. So anxious to go for a ride he jumped in with a carjacker. I can see him out the window with his ears flapping at 100 miles per hour. Seriously though glad the scum bag didn’t kill anyone or the dog.