BELLINGHAM — A 14-year-old boy suspected of drinking and driving was taken into custody after a short car chase ended with a crash in Bellingham’s Cordata neighborhood early Wednesday morning, July 3, according to the Washington State Patrol.
The boy was allegedly driving a 2009 Pontiac south on Guide Meridian at about 6:40 a.m. when a trooper noticed that the car was weaving and going 20 miles per hour under the 50 mph speed limit, said Trooper Keith Leary.
When the trooper turned on his lights, the car sped up and turned right onto Tremont Avenue before eventually entering the Larkin Place apartment complex on Meadowbrook Court. Once in the parking lot, the Pontiac crashed into four cars before coming to a stop.
Although the chase was less than one mile, speeds reached 60 mph in a 25 mph zone, Leary said.