Central District carjacking ends in crash

An armed carjacking went awry Friday morning when the suspects crashed into a power pole about a mile away from where they stole a woman's care, police say.

About 5:30 a.m. four men approached a woman as she was fueling up her car at a gas station at East Cherry Street and 23rd Avenue in Seattle.

The men took the woman's car at gunpoint and drove off, leaving her behind.

A few minutes later, officers went to 25th Avenue South and South Plum Street after receiving a report of a car crashing into a power pole.

Witnesses told police that four men jumped out of the car after the crash and ran away.

Meanwhile, the woman whose car was stolen walked home and called 911 to report the carjacking, and officers determined that the crashed car was hers.

Officers are looking for the suspects.

The woman was unhurt, but her car was damaged in the crash.

The utility pole was broken off by the impact of the crash, causing a power outage in the neighborhood.