SEATTLE - A lieutenant with the Seattle Police Department saw a driver chasing a pedestrian and took a drastic measure to stop them.

The incident happened around 2:20 p.m. on Sept. 15. Seattle Police Lt. Heidi Tuttle drove her SUV into the Toyota Prius to prevent what she described as an increasingly inevitable pedestrian crash.

The backstory:

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

This is when she began to watch the vehicle and noticed erratic behavior, saying it was clear the driver had his eyes on a man in the street, according to a statement from SPD.

Seattle police officer rams Prius to stop pedestrian accident

The lieutenant continued, saying she watched the car almost hit several other vehicles before nar

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