(WSB photo, Friday)

Last Friday afternoon, we reported on a crash near the north end of Lincoln Park, involving a driver who fled on foot after allegedly trying to hit pedestrians, and another driver who deliberately hit that car to stop him. We later learned from the preliminary police summary that the latter driver was an off-duty Seattle Police officer. Today, SPD identifies that officer as a lieutenant in the process of being promoted to captain and about to take over the South Precinct . Here’s the department’s post:

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 47th and he almost clipped my back panel,” said Lt. Tuttle.

Lt. Tuttle said she stopp

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