Police: Suspect who stole utility truck at knifepoint hit several people, now in custody

A carjacking suspect is in custody after police say he carjacked a utility truck in Seattle's Madison Valley neighborhood on Wednesday morning. 

The incident started on 29th Avenue East and East Madison Street, just south of Washington Park around 5:15 a.m.

FOX 13 News was at the scene as utility crews were working to move a power pole that fell into a building after wind and rain brought the pole down Tuesday afternoon. 

Investigators told FOX 13 News that a contracted utility truck was stolen at knifepoint as crews were working at the scene. 

As the suspect tore off downtown, he hit a man on a scooter near 6th Avenue and Pine Street. Then, the suspect hit two bicyclists and a parked car in the 400 block of Yesler Way. 

The man on the scooter was taken to the hospital with a possible broken ankle. One bicyclist reportedly suffered two broken legs and the other had minor injuries. A pedestrian, standing by the parked car that was hit and in turn, was hit himself, was not injured. 

Police spotted the suspect near Broadway and East Madison Street and attempted to pull him over, but he sped away. Officers pursued the driver through Capitol Hill to Eastlake, where the trailer struck multiple parked cars and then detached from the truck near the intersection of Eastlake Avenue East and East Hamlin Street. 

At 6:30 a.m., the University of Washington sent out an alert that police located the suspect on 17th Avenue Northeast between Northeast 47th Street and Northeast 50th Street in the University District. 

He was taken into custody and booked into King County Jail for first-degree robbery, first-degree attempted assault, vehicular assault, hit and run, eluding, DUI and resisting arrest. 

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