Seattle police officers arrested a 25-year-old man this evening on multiple counts of assault with a deadly weapon after ramming his vehicle into a van with a family inside, including two children, causing it to set on fire.

On Oct. 4, at about 5:30 p.m., patrol officers responded to reports of a vehicle collision near Meridian Avenue North and North 40th Street. There, officers found the family of four uninjured, and two vehicles in the roadway, a van, and a sport utility vehicle (SUV). Officers arrested the suspect without incident.

The victims’ vehicle had significant front-end damage including burn marks. The Seattle Fire Department told officers that their vehicle was in flames when they arrived. The suspect’s SUV sustained minimal damage.

Police determined that both vehicles came

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