Seattle Police Lt. Heidi Tuttle drove her SUV into a Prius on Friday, Sept. 12 to stop a man from running over a pedestrian.

“The Prius shot out from Southwest Othello onto 47 th and he almost clipped my back panel,” said Lt. Tuttle.

Lt. Tuttle said she stopped her vehicle and watched the Prius swerve and almost hit another car head-on. The Prius driver then nearly ran over a pedestrian and almost hit three more cars.

She said it was clear the driver had his eyes on a man in the street.

“Once he crossed Fauntleroy to the east side of the street he gunned it towards the guy. The victim jumped out of the street,” Lt. Tuttle said.

Lt. Tuttle said the suspect then did “a three-point turn to go after the guy again.”

She then made the decision to drive her SUV into the chaotic scene to s

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