Seattle police officers arrested a 17-year-old boy following a hit and run collision on the West Seattle Bridge Saturday night.

On Oct 11, at about 11:00 p.m., a patrol officer witnessed a car travelling a high rate-of-speed with no headlights on, westbound, on the West Seattle Bridge. The car crashed into another vehicle, also going westbound, on the bridge.

Officers arrived, and found the occupants of the victim vehicle, a man and a woman, both 45, with minor injuries. The Seattle Fire Department (SFD) arrived and provided them with medical aid.

The suspect vehicle fled the crash and then struck a barrier at the Delridge Way Southwest off-ramp, disabling the car. The vehicle’s occupants ran away on foot.

While police investigated the crash, the fleeing occupants returned to the scene

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