Car slams into Metro bus after police chase

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A man is in critical condition after he led state troopers on a chase up Interstate 5 at speeds over 100 mph then lost control of his car after leaving the freeway and slammed into the side of a Metro bus, the Washington State Patrol reports.

It started about 1 a.m. Wednesday when troopers tried to pull over the car for a traffic stop on I-5.

The driver of the car ignored the troopers' flashing lights and sped up the freeway, reaching over 100 mph, the State Patrol reported.

The suspect then left the freeway and began driving through Seattle surface streets at high speeds, and police terminated the pursuit.

But the driver continued on, taking the northbound turn from Martin Luther King Jr. Way South to South Henderson Street at breakneck speed. He lost control and plowed into the side of a city bus, reports a King County Metro supervisor.

Police arrived at the scene soon afterward and found the suspect in the car with severe injuries, including several broken bones. He was taken to Harborview Medical Center, where he is listed in critical condition.

No passengers were aboard the bus. The bus driver was shaken up but otherwise OK. The Metro supervisor some seats in the bus were knocked loose.

The suspect's car was totaled in the crash.

An investigation into the incident continues.